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The incisors are flat and spade-like, useful for peeling, snipping and biting relatively soft materials.

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Warren turned back as Katie torpedoed toward him, fence post in her hands, the spade-like tip aimed at his chest.

DUMPING THE DEAD • by Barbara A. Barnett 2009

A heavy chain and padlock held the main gate closed, and iron fence posts pointed toward the sky with sharp, spade-like tips.

DUMPING THE DEAD • by Barbara A. Barnett 2009

The incisors are flat and spade-like, useful for peeling, snipping and biting relatively soft materials.

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Keshkecho handed her the spade-like implement as well.

Spirited Nancy Holder 2004

Keshkecho handed her the spade-like implement as well.

Spirited Nancy Holder 2004

Mrs. Fothergill followed up swiftly, striking again with a spade-like hand.

Modesty Blaise O'Donnell, P. 1965

Its broad, spade-like, jointed stems are very interesting.

The Western United States A Geographical Reader

In the first place, the viper appears to have a more spade-like and flatter head than the common snake, and has a black cross from near the neck running up to the centre of the head, where it terminates in a black, oval-shaped spot.

Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. Montagu Browne

Tall and lean, he had allowed his beard to grow into something of patriarchal proportions, or, more exactly, into one of those healthy spade-like growths which the French know so well how to develop.

Tutors' Lane 1937