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hoes

American  
[hohz] / hoʊz /

noun

  1. the plural of hoe or ho.


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It can turn a century-old maker of back hoes and mining trucks into a hot tech stock.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

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 • Mar. 1, 2025

Officers were seen using rakes and hoes, strimmers and a small excavator to clear paths through the scrub on a nearby slope - the sound of machinery at work audible in the remote area.

From BBC • May 25, 2023

He and others scrounged up replacement hoes, shovels and rakes.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

We sat in the fields, from which the dragon had withdrawn its moisture, and sharpened those hoes.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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