is the shovel: a spade with a wooden handle. It means digging — gardening, snow clearing, building sites, “digging a hole for myself”, burying something (or someone…
is the shovel: a spade with a wooden handle. It means digging — gardening, snow clearing, building sites, “digging a hole for myself”, burying something (or someone, in jokes). Added in Emoji 16.0 (2024), so phones before iOS 18.4 show a box. The card suit ♠️ spade is different. Companions: ⛏️ pick, 🪴 plant, 🧑🌾 farmer.
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