Definitions
Garden tool used for weeding or loosening soil.
Word origin
From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā, derivative of Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną. More at hew.
Used in a sentence
“For their organic row crops, they do the weeding with hoes. They get in there often, but it goes fast, and the weeds never get ahead.”
“It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe.”
“The grading is on hold. In the meantime, get that hoe over here and work on this utility trench. [Instructions issued to a worker who will operate a backhoe]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Weed remover”3 letters
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