hoe
noun
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
has been hoeing
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present perfect progressiveof hoe (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In Italy these many years, Il Duce has been hoeing this hard row, and last week Premier Laval joined him.
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