Hoe

Hoe
Hoe Hoe, n. [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG. houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See {Hew} to cut.] 1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle. [1913 Webster]

2. (Zo["o]l.) The horned or piked dogfish. See {Dogfish}. [1913 Webster]

{Dutch hoe}, one having the blade set for use in the manner of a spade.

{Horse hoe}, a kind of cultivator. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • hoe — ► NOUN ▪ a long handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used mainly for cutting through weeds at their roots. ► VERB (hoes, hoed, hoeing) 1) use a hoe to turn (earth) or cut through (weeds). 2) (hoe in) Austral./NZ informal eat eagerly …   English terms dictionary

  • hoe — [həu US hou] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: houe] a garden tool with a long handle, used for removing ↑weeds (=unwanted plants) from the surface of the soil >hoe v [I and T] ▪ Hoe the ground in spring …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hoe in — ˌhoe ˈin [intransitive] [he/she/it hoes in present participle hoeing in past tense hoed in past participle hoed in …   Useful english dictionary

  • hoe — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. houe (12c.), from Frankish *hauwa, from P.Gmc. *hawwan (Cf. O.H.G. houwa hoe, mattock, pick axe, Ger. Haue), from PIE *kau to hew, strike (see HEW (Cf. hew)). The verb is first recorded early 15c. Related: Hoed; hoeing …   Etymology dictionary

  • hoe — [hō] n. [ME houe < OFr < OHG houwa < houwan, to cut, HEW] a tool with a thin, flat blade set across the end of a long handle, used for weeding, loosening soil, etc. vt., vi. hoed, hoeing to dig, cultivate, weed, etc. with a hoe hoer n …   English World dictionary

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