First Known Use: 14th century
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1hoe
noun \ˈhō\
: a garden tool that has a flat blade on a long handle
Full Definition of HOE
1
: any of various implements for tilling, mixing, or raking; especially : an implement with a thin flat blade on a long handle used especially for cultivating, weeding, or loosening the earth around plants
2
: backhoe
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Origin of HOE
Middle English howe, from Anglo-French houe, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German houwa mattock, houwan to hew — more at hew
Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms
Rhymes with HOE
beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, floe, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo
2hoe
verb
: to work on (something, such as a garden or a crop) with a hoe
hoedhoe·ing
Full Definition of HOE
intransitive verb
: to use or work with a hoe
transitive verb
1
: to weed, cultivate, or thin (a crop) with a hoe
2
: to remove (weeds) by hoeing
3
: to dress or cultivate (land) by hoeing
— ho·er \ˈhō(-ə)r\ noun
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First Known Use of HOE
15th century
Hoe
biographical name \ˈhō\
Definition of HOE
Richard March 1812–1886 son of Robert Am. inventor
Hoe
biographical name
Definition of HOE
Robert 1784–1833 Am. (Eng.-born) printing-press manuf.
HOE Defined for Kids
1hoe
noun \ˈhō\
Definition of HOE for Kids
: a tool with a long handle and a thin flat blade used for weeding and cultivating
2hoe
verb
hoedhoe·ing
Definition of HOE for Kids
: to weed or loosen the soil around plants with a hoe
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