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hand hoe

noun hand hoes

  1. The traditional type of hoe used by hand (via manual labor), as contrasted with a wheel hoe, horse hoe, backhoe, or others. The Cultivator, or Horse Hoe.—This is an instrument not as much known and used as it deserves and ought to be. It is adapted for operations between the plough and harrow, and at certain times is much better than either. It is half a plough, half harrow, and half hoe, and does all these operations co
  2. A lightweight, short-handled hoe especially suited to one-handed use.

verb hand hoes · hand hoeing · hand hoed

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of hand-hoe (verb).

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@misc{hand_hoe_2026,
  title = {hand hoe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hand%20hoe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}