hoe
IPA: hˈoʊ
noun
- An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
- A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
- (Orkney, Shetland) The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
- A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF995211).
- A surname.
- (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of ho (“whore, prostitute”). [A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.]
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
- (transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
- (US, slang) Alternative spelling of ho (“to prostitute”). [To act as a ho.]
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Examples of "hoe" in Sentences
- Six hoes and a chisel were in the set.
- Some hoes are made of antler or ivory.
- The other was battered to death with hoes.
- A hoe is an agricultural tool used to Types.
- Another illustration is the hand that works the hoe.
- HoE is a brilliant overview not a brilliant article.
- Breakers are often referred to as hoe ram or hoe rammer.
- Long ago, I learned a dull hoe was better than no hoe at all.
- The hoe and the billhook refer to agriculture and winegrowing.
- The first father of the Kikuyu used his hoe to cultivate the ground.
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