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hoelike

  • a word derived from hoe.
    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.

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By means of their fearful buzzing, the deadly insects guided him into the nearest hut, where they indicated that he should pick up one of the rude hoelike took which was used in the fields.

From The Emancipatrix by Homer Eon Flint

By means of their fearful buzzing, the deadly insects guided him into the nearest hut, where they indicated that he should pick up one of the rude hoelike tools which was used in the fields.

From The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix by Homer Eon Flint