noun / verb
hoe
HOH/həʊ/
A long-handled garden tool with a thin blade, or to work soil with it.
The hoe rests across loosened soil with its flat blade beside a weed.
Etymology
Old French houe named a digging tool. Its relationship to hew connects the implement with the cutting and striking action used to work the soil.
In context
a garden hoe is used to work the very top of the soil generally to remove small weeds
More examples
- We hoe between the rows to remove small weeds.
- He hoed the vegetable bed before planting carrots.
- Two hoes hang beside the rake in the shed.
Forms
hoe · hoes · hoed · hoeing
Similar words
- cultivator
- Often has several tines rather than a single flat blade.
- weed
- Means removing unwanted plants, with or without a hoe.
- till
- Means preparing soil for planting, often with powered equipment.