weeding hoe

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• hoe — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. digger, scraper, scuffle hoe, warren hoe, garden hoe, grub hoe, weeding hoe, wheel hoe, cultivator; see also tool 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. gardenimplement, tool, weeder, cultivator, digger …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• hoe — n. & v. n. a long handled tool with a thin metal blade, used for weeding etc. v. (hoes, hoed, hoeing) 1 tr. weed (crops); loosen (earth); dig up or cut down with a hoe. 2 intr. use a hoe. Phrases and idioms: hoe cake US a coarse cake of maize… …   Useful english dictionary

• hoe — hoe1 noun a long handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used mainly for weeding. verb (hoes, hoeing, hoed) 1》 use a hoe to dig up (earth or plants). 2》 (hoe in) Austral./NZ informal eat eagerly.     ↘(hoe into) attack or criticize.… …   English new terms dictionary

• hoe — [[t]hoʊ[/t]] n. v. hoed, hoe•ing 1) agr. a long handled implement with a thin, flat blade usu. set transversely, used esp. in breaking up the soil and in weeding 2) any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster 3) agr. to… …   From formal English to slang

• hoe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English howe, from Anglo French houe, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German houwa mattock, houwan to hew more at hew Date: 14th century 1. any of various implements for tilling, mixing, or raking; especially an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Dutch hoe — noun A hoe, consisting of a loop of metal, that can be pushed or pulled for weeding. Syn: scuffle, scuffle hoe …   Wiktionary

• Mattock —    1) Heb. ma eder, an instrument for dressing or pruning a vineyard (Isa. 7:25); a weeding hoe.    2) Heb. mahareshah (1 Sam. 13:1), perhaps the ploughshare or coulter.    3) Heb. herebh, marg. of text (2 Chr. 34:6). Authorized Version, with… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• straddler — ˈstrad(ə)lə(r) noun ( s) : one that straddles: as a. Britain : a tool that straddles a railroad rail to bear upon the projecting ends of a tie plate and is used in driving tie plates into the track b. : a weeding hoe that straddles a row …   Useful english dictionary

• Native Americans in the United States — This article is about the indigenous people of the United States. For other indigenous people see Indigenous peoples by geographic regions Native Americans …   Wikipedia

• Weed control — is the botanical component of pest control, stopping weeds from reaching a mature stage of growth when they could be harmful to domesticated plants and livestock by physical and chemical methods. In order to reduce weed growth, many weed control… …   Wikipedia