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
One day, when "the crop" was pretty well "laid by," Jake came to the shack and, throwing his hoe into the corner, said: "Paw, I wanta be Somebody!"
From "Say Fellows—" Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues by Smith, Wade C.
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
He cuts up weeds and corn alike, giving a few strokes, doing what damage he can, and then flings the hoe into the river.
From Harper's Young People, October 5, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
Then he threw the hoe into the river.
From Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Eggleston, Edward
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