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Hoe Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hoe? [n] a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle [v] dig with a hoe Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hoe: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hoe: backset \| cultivate \| culture \| cut \| delve \| dig \| dress \| fallow \| fertilize \| force \| harrow \| list \| mulch \| plow \| prune \| rake \| spade \| thin \| thin out \| till \| till the soil \| weed \| weed out \| work See Also \| cut into \| delve \| dig \| Dutch hoe \| hoe handle \| scuffle \| scuffle hoe \| till \| tool \| turn over Hoe In Webster's Dictionary \Hoe\, n. [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG. houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See {Hew} to cut.] 1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The horned or piked dogfish. See {Dogfish}. {Dutch hoe}, one having the blade set for use in the manner of a spade. {Horse hoe}, a kind of cultivator. \Hoe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoeing}.] [Cf. F. houer.] To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn. {To hoe one's row}, to do one's share of a job. [Colloq.] \Hoe\, v. i. To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.

Hoe Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hoe?

[n] a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
[v] dig with a hoe

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hoe:

Hoe In Webster's Dictionary

\Hoe\, n. [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG.
houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See {Hew} to
cut.]
1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the
   earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a
   flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which
   it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The horned or piked dogfish. See {Dogfish}.

{Dutch hoe}, one having the blade set for use in the manner
   of a spade.

{Horse hoe}, a kind of cultivator.


\Hoe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hoeing}.] [Cf. F. houer.]
To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as,
to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or
to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe
corn.

{To hoe one's row}, to do one's share of a job. [Colloq.]


\Hoe\, v. i.
To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.

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