Hoe
1 Americannoun
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Richard, 1812–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment.
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his father Robert, 1784–1833, U.S. manufacturer of printing presses.
noun
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a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
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any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster or mortar.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- hoelike adjective
- hoer noun
- unhoed adjective
Etymology
Origin of hoe
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
Example Sentences
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"But it's temporary," she sighed, standing barefoot in her freshly hoed soil.
From Barron's
Included were broken parts of picks, hoes, shovels, and axes.
From Literature
Because of TV streaming platforms and other factors, he said, "in my take of things, it's going to be a very rough road to hoe now."
From Barron's
One account said the Russians paid the Kashia Pomo people already living there “three blankets, two axes, three hoes, and a miscellaneous assortment of beads” for the use of the land.
From Los Angeles Times
Among the strategies Weller recommended are inter-row hoeing, which helps suppress weeds; thermal weeding, which uses heat to kill weeds; and bio-herbicides, which use microorganisms for weed control.
From Los Angeles Times
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