The meaning of shovel tattoos is diligent and simple. The shovel is a kind of farm tool that can be used for farmland and shovel soil. Its long handle is mostly wooden, its head is iron and it can also be used for military purposes. The common shovels are classified as sharp shovels and square shovels.

Shovel is a hand tool consisting of a wide bucket or a slightly concave shovel with flat handles, used for digging or throwing materials (such as soil, coal and grain). The Shovel is a kind of hand tool.

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