Definitions for hoe
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. hoeverb

   a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle

2. hoeverb

   dig with a hoe

   "He is hoeing the flower beds"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hoenoun

   An instrument to cut up the earth, of which the blade is at right angles with the handle.

   Etymology: houe, French; houwe, Dutch.

   If they come up too thick, they should be thinned with a hoe. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

2. To Hoeverb

   To cut or dig with a hoe.

   Etymology: houer, French; houwen, Dutch.

   If it be a dry Spring, they must be continually kept with weeding and hoeing. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hoe

   A hoe is a gardening tool with a long handle and thin, flat metal blade, used to break up soil, remove weeds, create shallow trenches, or shape the soil for planting.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hoenoun

   a tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle

2. Hoenoun

   the horned or piked dogfish. See Dogfish

3. Hoeverb

   to cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn

4. Hoeverb

   to use a hoe; to labor with a hoe

5. Etymology: [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG. houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See Hew to cut.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hoe

   A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural tool used to move small amounts of soil. Common goals include weed control by agitating the surface of the soil around plants, piling soil around the base of plants, creating narrow furrows and shallow trenches for planting seeds and bulbs, to chop weeds, roots and crop residues, and even to dig or move soil, such as when harvesting root crops like potatoes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hoe

   hō, n. an instrument for hewing or digging up weeds and loosening the earth.—v.t. to cut or clean with a hoe: to weed.—v.i. to use a hoe:—pr.p. hoe′ing; pa.p. hoed.—ns. Hoe′-cake (U.S.), a thin cake of Indian meal; Hō′er.—A hard, or long, row to hoe, a hard or wearisome task to perform. [O. Fr. houe—Old High Ger. houwa (Ger. haue), a hoe.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hoe

   See HOWE.

2. hoe

   A knoll, mound, or elevated hillock.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. HOE

   What does HOE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HOE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HOE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hoe is ranked #37391 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hoe surname appeared 596 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hoe.
   
   45.1% or 269 total occurrences were Asian.
   33.7% or 201 total occurrences were White.
   9.4% or 56 total occurrences were Black.
   8.2% or 49 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.5% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Farming
   • Till

How to pronounce hoe?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hoe in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hoe in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hoe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of hoe in a Sentence

1. Tammy Faye:

   I think I have a lot in common with the gay population because they've been made fun of and put down and misunderstood and have really had a rough row to hoe in life, they identify with me and I certainly identify with what they're still going through.

2. Robin Green:

   Spring has sprung. We're free at last, people. Free at last. Thank you mother nature, we're free. Time to toss open that metaphysical window and check out that psychic landscape. See lots of possibilities budding out there. Time to hoe those rows, feed that seed. Pretty soon you get a garden.

3. Bill Owens:

   The brandy guys have a long road to hoe, it’s definitely an interesting category. The flavors are fabulous.

4. Edwin Markham:

   Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.

5. REAPER7MAN:

   REAPER7MAN HOE, REAPER7MAN BITCH.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hoe
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hoe
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoe
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hoe
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hoe
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=hoe
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html