hoe into
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Sheild credited his partner with introducing the labor-saving double-edged hoe into the mix.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2015
So when he had finished his own, the friar put his hoe into his neighbor's patch, and worked until the sweat rolled down his thin cheeks.
From Old Kaskaskia by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
Then he threw the hoe into the river.
From Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Eggleston, Edward
If we put a hoe into the water, or the smallest bit of iron, it sinks immediately.
From A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 by Livingstone, David
And he put his shovel and his hoe into his cart, and he took hold of the handle of the cart, and he walked off, with his shovel and his hoe rattling behind him.
From The Doers by Hopkins, William John
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