bucket and spade noun2 •A child’s toy, consisting of a (usually plastic) bucket and spade, used for building simple sandcastles at the beach.And as a marker of the Edwardians, both embody the pleasure principle and have (in my view) a certain bucket-n-spade frivolity to them. — 2021 •[before a noun] Denoting traditional seaside leisure activities.People aren’t going on bucket-and-spade holidays any more. formsbuckets and spades
