hoe /həʊ $ hoʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: houe ]
a garden tool with a long handle, used for removing ↑ weed s (=unwanted plants) from the surface of the soil
—hoe verb [intransitive and transitive]
hoe /həʊ $ hoʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: houe ]
a garden tool with a long handle, used for removing ↑ weed s (=unwanted plants) from the surface of the soil
—hoe verb [intransitive and transitive]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012