- Dutch hoe
- noun Date: circa 1750 scuffle hoe
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Dutch hoe
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Dutch hoe — Hoe Hoe, n. [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG. houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See {Hew} to cut.] 1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dutch hoe — noun a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling • Syn: ↑scuffle, ↑scuffle hoe • Hypernyms: ↑hoe * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized D : scuffle hoe * * * … Useful english 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
Dutch hoe — noun a hoe used with a pushing action just under the surface of the soil … English new terms dictionary
Dutch hoe — /ˈdʌtʃ hoʊ/ (say duch hoh) noun a hoe with a single, upward facing blade that slides through weeds; used for working between plants …
Hoe — Hoe, n. [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG. houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See {Hew} to cut.] 1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hoe (tool) — For other uses, see Hoe (disambiguation). Azada redirects here. For video game by Big Fish Games, see Azada (video game). A person uses a hoe to cultivate vegetables. A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural tool used to move small amounts… … Wikipedia
Dutch — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, relating to, or associated with the Netherlands. 2 US sl. German. 3 S.Afr. of Dutch descent. 4 archaic of Germany including the Netherlands. n. 1 a the language of the Netherlands. b S.Afr. usu. derog. Afrikaans. 2 (prec. by… … Useful english dictionary
Dutch — 1. adjective /dʌtʃ/ a) Pertaining to the Dutch, the Germans, and the Goths; Germanic, Teutonic. b) Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language. 2. noun /dʌtʃ/ … Wiktionary
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