grub hoe

It reminds us somewhat of the grub-hoe or mattock, and probably served a similar purpose—to break up the ground.

He stood studying, with the two men watching him, one leaning careless on a grub hoe.

Grub hoe: The form and dimensions of this tool are given, also the different steps in the process of forging.

First, parched lands of sage; the grub hoe and the mattock clear the way, and then the plow.

Then they gave him a shovel, and his two companions saw that he used it while they plied the grub-hoe.