1 definition by TheSandgrouse
To carry out work that will have to be repeated/undone at a later date.
This term originated in the mining industry where workers would unintentionally block their entrance and therefore have to move the soil for a second time in order to exit.
This term originated in the mining industry where workers would unintentionally block their entrance and therefore have to move the soil for a second time in order to exit.
Example 1:
Don't leave that there or you will have to double shovel it.
Example 2:
I had to double shovel that because I didn't think it through.
Don't leave that there or you will have to double shovel it.
Example 2:
I had to double shovel that because I didn't think it through.
by TheSandgrouse March 18, 2019