hoes
Americannoun
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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
Within days of arrival, they typically head to the fields, sometimes using hoes and shovels or picking crops by hand.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
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
They had tools with them, hoes and spades and scythes.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
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