A HARD (OR TOUGH) ROW TO HOE

Meaning of A HARD (OR TOUGH) ROW TO HOE in English

a hard ( or tough) row to hoe

a difficult task.

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TOUGH — I. ˈtəf adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English tow, togh, tough, from Old English tōh; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROW — I. ˈrō verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rowen, from Old English rōwan; akin to Middle High German rüejen …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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HOE — I. ˈhō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hogh, from Old English hōh; probably akin to Old English hōh …
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HOE — (v. i.) To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.
Английский словарь Webster
HOE — (v. t.) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a …
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HOE — ( v. t. ) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOE — ( v. i. ) To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUGH — — toughly , adv. — toughness , n. /tuf/ , adj., tougher, toughest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. strong …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROW — row 1 /roh/ , n. 1. a number of persons or things arranged in a line, esp. a straight line: …
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HOE — v. weed with a hoe; break up the earth with a hoe
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TOUGH — I. ˈtəf adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tōh; akin to Old High German zāhi tough Date: before 12th …
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ROW — I. ˈrō verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rōwan; akin to Middle High German rüejen to row, Latin remus …
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HOE — I. ˈhō noun Etymology: Middle English howe, from Anglo-French houe, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German houwa mattock, …
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HARD — I. ˈhärd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength …
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TOUGH — superl severe; violent; as, a tough storm. 2. tough ·superl stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow. 3. …
Webster English vocab
ROW — vi to use the oar; as, to row well. 2. row ·adj & ·adv rough; stern; angry. 3. row ·noun …
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HOE — vi to use a hoe; to labor with a hoe. 2. hoe ·noun the horned or piked dogfish. ·see dogfish. …
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HARD — adv close or near. 2. hard ·adv so as to raise difficulties. 3. hard ·adv uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. 4. hard …
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TOUGH — [tough] adj [ME, fr. OE toh; akin to OHG zahi tough] (bef. 12c) 1 a: strong or firm in texture …
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ROW — [row] vb [ME, fr. OE rowan; akin to MHG ruejen to row, L remus oar] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
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HOE — [hoe] n [ME howe, fr. MF houe, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG houwa mattock, houwan to hew--more at hew] …
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HOE — one of the oldest tools of agriculture, a digging implement consisting of a blade set at right angles to a …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOE — hoe, Hoe BrE AmE həʊ AmE hoʊ ▷ hoed həʊd AmE hoʊd ▷ hoeing ˈhəʊ ɪŋ AmE ˈhoʊ ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HARD — hard BrE AmE hɑːd AmE hɑːrd ▷ harder ˈhɑːd ə AmE ˈhɑːrd ə r ▷ hardest ˈhɑːd ɪst -əst AmE …
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ROW — I . *row / rəʊ; NAmE roʊ/ noun , verb —see also row (II) ■ noun 1. row (of sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUGH — / tʌf; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( tough·er , tough·est ) DIFFICULT 1. having or …
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HOE — / həʊ; NAmE hoʊ/ noun , verb ■ noun a garden tool with a long handle and a blade, used …
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HARD — / hɑːd; NAmE hɑːrd/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( hard·er , hard·est ) SOLID / STIFF 1. solid, firm …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROW — I. row 1 S2 W2 /rəʊ $ roʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a line of things or people …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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HOE — hoe /həʊ $ hoʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: houe ] a …
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HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
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TOUGH — adj. & n. --adj. 1 hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROW — n. 1 a number of persons or things in a more or less straight line. 2 a line of seats …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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HOE — n. & v. --n. a long-handled tool with a thin metal blade, used for weeding etc. --v. (hoes, hoed, hoeing) …
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TOUGH — adj. & n. adj. 1 hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROW — n. 1 a number of persons or things in a more or less straight line. 2 a line of seats …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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HOE
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TOUGH — adj. & n. --adj. 1. hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to …
Oxford English vocab
ROW — 1. n.1 a number of persons or things in a more or less straight line. 2 a line of seats …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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ROW — I. ARRANGEMENT OR SEQUENCE /roʊ/ ( rows) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. …
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TOUGH — ( tougher, toughest, toughs) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A tough …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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HOE — ( hoes, hoeing, hoed) 1. A hoe is a gardening tool with a long handle and a small square blade, …
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HARD — ( harder, hardest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
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HARD — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
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TOUGH — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a difficult/hard/tough decision ▪ In the end I took the difficult decision to retire …
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HOE — noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES a hard/tough row to hoe ▪ Improving schools with little funding is a tough row …
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