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Definition of 'hoe'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) howe, from (etyl) houe, from (etyl) . More at (l).
Noun
( en-noun)
An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
* 2009 , TRU TV, 28 March:
- It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe .
The horned or piked dogfish.
Derived terms
* backhoe
Verb
( d)
(ambitransitive) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
- to hoe the earth in a garden
- Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration.
- I always take a shower after I hoe in my garden.
To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
- to hoe corn
Derived terms
* long row to hoe
See also
* mattock
* pick
* rake
External links
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Etymology 2
From non-rhotic whore.
Alternative forms
* ho
Noun
( en-noun)
(US|slang) A prostitute.
* 2002 , Eithne Quinn, Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap
- […] this chapter […] will […] explore why pimp (and hoe ) characters, with their dramatic staging of gendered and occupational relations […] have taken such hold of the black youth imagination
* 2003 , Dan Harrington, The Good Eye
- At school they had been among the only couples that had not done “it” at the Pimp & Hoe parties that popped up occasionally at the dorm
Synonyms
* See also
Verb
( d)
(US|slang) To act as a prostitute.
* 2003 , Da’rel the Relentless One, M. T. Pimp
- Pimpin’ came so naturally to MT when he and his sisters played pimp and hoe games that one of his sisters wanted to hoe for him when they grew up.
Etymology 3
From (etyl) (m).
Noun
( en-noun)
A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
Usage notes
* Now used only in placenames e.g. "Plymouth Hoe".
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