hoe

¹hoe

noun \ˈhō\

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

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

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

hoedhoe·ing

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

Examples of HOE

1. The garden has to be hoed.
2. She was hoeing in the garden all day.

First Known Use of HOE

15th century

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

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.