hoe

[ hoh ]

/ hoʊ /

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noun

a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.

any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster or mortar.

verb (used with object), hoed, hoe·ing.

to dig, scrape, weed, cultivate, etc., with a hoe.

verb (used without object), hoed, hoe·ing.

to use a hoe.

Origin of hoe

1325–75; Middle English howe<Old French houe<Germanic; compare Middle Dutch houwe,Old High German houwa mattock; akin to hew

OTHER WORDS FROM hoe

hoer, nounhoelike, adjectiveun·hoed, adjective

Words nearby hoe

Hódmezővásárhely, hodograph, hodometer, hodophobia, hodoscope, hoe, hoecake, hoedown, hoe in, hoe into, Hoek van Holland

Definition for hoe (2 of 2)

Hoe

[ hoh ]

/ hoʊ /

noun

Richard, 1812–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment.

his father, Robert, 1784–1833, U.S. manufacturer of printing presses.

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Example sentences from the Web for hoe

I think that this is a very tough row to hoe, an a transformation that will take place over decades if it happens at all.
What's the Use of a PhD?|Megan McArdle|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In a category called "About Cleveland" it reads: "im a hoe and I sleep with anybody and anything that has a DIKK."
The Texas Gang Rape Dividing a Town|Christine Pelisek|March 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Especially Hoe, court preacher of John George, ceaselessly hurled savage libels against them.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II.|John Lothrop Motley
When John took the hoe, he hoed up the corn and left the weeds.
The Beacon Second Reader|James H. Fassett

The area between the stumps and logs was then broken up with the hoe.
Tobacco in Colonial Virginia|Melvin Herndon
Then he went out, and he got his cart, and he put his shovel and his hoe in it, and he called his cat; but no cat came.
The Doers|William John Hopkins
Do not hoe or dig up the soil any way, The fibrous roots spread out in all directions just under the mulch.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

British Dictionary definitions for hoe

hoe

/ (həʊ) /

noun

any of several kinds of long-handled hand implement equipped with a light blade and used to till the soil, eradicate weeds, etc

verb hoes, hoeing or hoed

to dig, scrape, weed, or till (surface soil) with or as if with a hoe

Derived forms of hoe

hoer, nounhoelike, adjective

Word Origin for hoe

C14: via Old French houe from Germanic: compare Old High German houwā, houwan to hew, German Haue hoe

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with hoe

hoe

see tough row to hoe.

单词	hoe
释义	hoe [ hoh ] / hoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoe ON THESAURUS.COM noun a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc. any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster or mortar. verb (used with object), hoed, hoe·ing. to dig, scrape, weed, cultivate, etc., with a hoe. verb (used without object), hoed, hoe·ing. to use a hoe. Origin of hoe 1325–75; Middle English howe<Old French houe<Germanic; compare Middle Dutch houwe,Old High German houwa mattock; akin to hew OTHER WORDS FROM hoe hoer, nounhoelike, adjectiveun·hoed, adjective Words nearby hoe Hódmezővásárhely, hodograph, hodometer, hodophobia, hodoscope, hoe, hoecake, hoedown, hoe in, hoe into, Hoek van Holland Definition for hoe (2 of 2) Hoe [ hoh ] / hoʊ / noun Richard, 1812–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment. his father, Robert, 1784–1833, U.S. manufacturer of printing presses. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hoe I think that this is a very tough row to hoe, an a transformation that will take place over decades if it happens at all. What's the Use of a PhD?\|Megan McArdle\|February 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST In a category called "About Cleveland" it reads: "im a hoe and I sleep with anybody and anything that has a DIKK." The Texas Gang Rape Dividing a Town\|Christine Pelisek\|March 13, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Especially Hoe, court preacher of John George, ceaselessly hurled savage libels against them. The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II.\|John Lothrop Motley When John took the hoe, he hoed up the corn and left the weeds. The Beacon Second Reader\|James H. Fassett The area between the stumps and logs was then broken up with the hoe. Tobacco in Colonial Virginia\|Melvin Herndon Then he went out, and he got his cart, and he put his shovel and his hoe in it, and he called his cat; but no cat came. The Doers\|William John Hopkins Do not hoe or dig up the soil any way, The fibrous roots spread out in all directions just under the mulch. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding British Dictionary definitions for hoe hoe / (həʊ) / noun any of several kinds of long-handled hand implement equipped with a light blade and used to till the soil, eradicate weeds, etc verb hoes, hoeing or hoed to dig, scrape, weed, or till (surface soil) with or as if with a hoe Derived forms of hoe hoer, nounhoelike, adjective Word Origin for hoe C14: via Old French houe from Germanic: compare Old High German houwā, houwan to hew, German Haue hoe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hoe hoe see tough row to hoe. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to hoe unearth, search, shovel, drill, dredge, go into, discover, penetrate, exhume, bulldoze, scoop, sift, burrow, clean, enter, uncover, bore, gouge, harvest, excavate
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hoe

noun

verb (used with object), hoed, hoe·ing.

verb (used without object), hoed, hoe·ing.

Origin of hoe

OTHER WORDS FROM hoe

Words nearby hoe

Definition for hoe (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for hoe

British Dictionary definitions for hoe

noun

verb hoes, hoeing or hoed

Derived forms of hoe

Word Origin for hoe

Idioms and Phrases with hoe

Words related to hoe