shovelful
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Daily lifeshovelfulshov‧el‧ful /ˈʃʌvəlfʊl/ noun [countable] DAMOUNTthe amount of coal, snow, earth etc that you can carry on a shovelExamples from the Corpusshovelful• Indeed, its unspoiled days ended long before the corps turned a shovelful of dirt.• It was our shovelful of hot coals for the brazier.• Research is spilling out of the broking houses by the shovelful, but often straight into the fund manager's bin.