hoes
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Included were broken parts of picks, hoes, shovels, and axes.
From Literature
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
Handheld tools, long-handled hoes, propane weed burners and even goats figure alongside herbicides and their impact on the environment.
From Seattle Times
He also used large plows pulled by horses instead of relying solely on enslaved men and women working with hoes.
From Literature
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