| 单词 | prong hoe |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprong hoe prong hoe n. now historical an agricultural implement with two curving prongs, used like a hoe; = hack n.1 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > mattock, hoe, or hack > hack hack?c1475 prong hoe1733 1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry x. 47 'Tis very profitable to Hoe that little with a Bidens, called here a Prong-Hoe. 1765 Museum Rusticum 4 lviii. 245 A prong-hoe, which is used in hop~grounds. 1821 W. Cobbett Amer. Gardener (new ed.) iii. §180 The spanes of this prong-hoe may be longer, or shorter, according to the nature of the crop to be hoed. 1919 Times 16 June 7/3 The best means for arresting the further drying out of the land is to break the surface with a pick or prong hoe and apply a thin mulch. 2001 C. H. Wendel Encycl. Antique Tools & Machinery 90/2 Prong hoes..are seen only occasionally today. < as lemmas |
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