3
shoveling(mine, pit, quarry)
2
bucketing
2
excavating
2
excavation(noun, mine, pit, quarry, digging)
2
gouging
2
hollowing
2
ladling
2
mining(noun, mine, pit, quarry)
2
shovelling
2
spading
2
spooning
1
absorbing
1
accepting
1
adopting
1
articling
1
bailing
1
besting
1
borrowing
1
burrowing
1
cupping
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