hoelike
noun
1.
2.
any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster or mortar.
verb (used with object)
3.
to dig, scrape, weed, cultivate, etc., with a hoe.
verb (used without object)
4.
to use a hoe.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English howe < Old French houe < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch houwe, Old High German houwa mattock; akin to hew
1325–75; Middle English howe < Old French houe < Germanic; compare Middle Dutch houwe, Old High German houwa mattock; akin to hew
Related forms
ho·er, noun
hoe·like, adjective
un·hoed, adjective
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hoe (həʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of several kinds of long-handled hand implement equipped with a light blade and used to till the soil, eradicate weeds, etc |
| —vb , hoes, hoeing, hoed | |
| 2. | to dig, scrape, weed, or till (surface soil) with or as if with a hoe |
| [C14: via Old French houe from Germanic: compare Old High German houwā, houwan to | |
| 'hoer | |
| —n | |
| 'hoelike | |
| —adj | |
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| hoe (həʊ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of several kinds of long-handled hand implement equipped with a light blade and used to till the soil, eradicate weeds, etc |
| —vb , hoes, hoeing, hoed | |
| 2. | to dig, scrape, weed, or till (surface soil) with or as if with a hoe |
| [C14: via Old French houe from Germanic: compare Old High German houwā, houwan to | |
| 'hoer | |
| —n | |
| 'hoelike | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
hoe
1363, from O.Fr. houe (12c.), from Frank. *hauwa (cf. O.H.G. houwa "hoe, mattock, pick-axe"), related to O.E. heawan "to cut" (see hew). The verb is first recorded c.1430. Hoe-cake, 1745, Amer.Eng., was said originally to have been baked on the broad thin blade of a cotton-field
hoe. Hoedown "noisy dance" first recorded 1841, probably from perceived parallel of dance motions to those of farm chores.
"As to dancing, no Long-Island negro could shuffle you 'double trouble,' or 'hoe corn and dig potatoes' more scientifically." [Washington Irving, "Salmagundi," March 7, 1807]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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