Spade (noun)

1. A gardening tool consisting of a flat blade fixed at right angles to a long handle, used for digging and cutting earth.
2. A playing card with a black trefoil on it.

Origin:

Old english spadu, of germanic origin; related to dutch spade and german spaten, from an indo-european root shared by latin spatha "broad sword".

Examples:

1. He dug the hole with a spade.
2. She used a spade to dig up weeds.
3. He was dealt a spade on the last hand.
4. The spade is the highest trump in spades game.
5. The spade is a powerful tool for digging and planting.