shovelbum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
shovelbum (plural shovelbums)
- (US, archaeology, humorous) A professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work.
Verb[edit]
shovelbum (third-person singular simple present shovelbums, present participle shovelbumming, simple past and past participle shovelbummed)
- (US, archaeology, humorous) To excavate, to do archaeology digs.
References[edit]
- King, Thomas [F.] (2005) Doing Archaeology: a Cultural Resource Management Perspective., Left Coast Press, →ISBN