hoe

[ hoh ]
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noun
  1. a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.

  2. any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster or mortar.

verb (used with object),hoed, hoe·ing.
  1. to dig, scrape, weed, cultivate, etc., with a hoe.

verb (used without object),hoed, hoe·ing.
  1. to use a hoe.

Origin of hoe

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English howe, from Old French houe, from Germanic; compare Middle Dutch houwe, Old High German houwa “mattock”; akin to hew

Other words from hoe

  • hoer, noun
  • hoelike, adjective
  • un·hoed, adjective

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Other definitions for Hoe (2 of 2)

Hoe
[ hoh ]

noun
  1. Richard, 1812–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment.

  2. his father, Robert, 1784–1833, U.S. manufacturer of printing presses.

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British Dictionary definitions for hoe

hoe

/ (həʊ) /


noun
  1. any of several kinds of long-handled hand implement equipped with a light blade and used to till the soil, eradicate weeds, etc

verbhoes, hoeing or hoed
  1. to dig, scrape, weed, or till (surface soil) with or as if with a hoe

Origin of hoe

1
C14: via Old French houe from Germanic: compare Old High German houwā, houwan to hew, German Haue hoe

Derived forms of hoe

  • hoer, noun
  • hoelike, adjective

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Other Idioms and Phrases with hoe

hoe

see tough row to hoe.

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