scudicia

Etymology
From, according to White (who argues that the frequently cited alternative proposal of derivation from is semantically inappropriate). In Isidore's time, the process of vowel prosthesis had led to the conflation in pronunciation of the prefix "ex" with word-initial "s" before a consonant.

Noun

 * 1) An implement used for breaking up the earth at the base of a plant, possibly a type of pickaxe, mattock, hoe, or spade