hoed

Variant of hoe

hoe definition

hoe (hō)

noun

a tool with a thin, flat blade set across the end of a long handle, used for weeding, loosening soil, etc.

Etymology: ME houe < OFr < OHG houwa < houwan, to cut, hew

transitive verb, intransitive verb hoed, hoeing hoe′·ing

to dig, cultivate, weed, etc. with a hoe

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