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hoe

The correct spelling is hoe.

How to pronounce hoe

/həʊ/
noun

IPA: /həʊ/

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The correct spelling is hoe. An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows. For example: "Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration."

Usage Examples

Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration.

to hoe corn

Bros before hoes!

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
  2. 2.The horned or piked dogfish.
  3. 3.A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive name-calling word for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.
  4. 4.Care, anxiety, trouble, sorrow.
  5. 5.A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.

verb

  1. 1.To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
  2. 2.To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
  3. 3.To care, be anxious, long.

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