Re: spade and shovel (was [romconlang] -able)

Tim May wrote:
>It's not obvious to me that the gardener's tool should have taken its
>name from the bricklayer's, rather than vice versa, but the OED
>confirms the precedence of the masonry trowel....
The mason's trade/art has been around alot longer than careful gardenng
:-))) On occasions I've made a hole for a plant with a stick.
>
>There's more than one kind.
>
>Gardening: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Trowel.JPG
>Bricklaying: http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/pointing%20trowel.jpg
>Plastering: http://www.artsparx.com/images/ven_trowel001.gif
Exactly.
>Of course, there is probably a substantial overlap between these [various]
>classes of tool.
True in casual use, but not in (semi)professional use.

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