hoes
Americannoun
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Rescuers used what tools they could scrounge — shovels, hoes, pickaxes, their bare hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
It can turn a century-old maker of back hoes and mining trucks into a hot tech stock.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
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
The farmworkers wanted long-handled hoes, because it hurt their backs to kneel down all day.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2023
We bent and thrashed amongst the long green rows of sugar beets, using hoes without handles.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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