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(hō)

[Middle English howe, from Old French houe, of Germanic origin.]

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Any one of a number of long-handled tools used to loosen the soil or to cut out weeds.

Tutor's tip: Note: "Ho" is an exclamation for good or bad events. A "hoe" is a flat-bladed tool used to weed a garden.

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An angled instrument with the broad dimension of its blade perpendicular to the axis of the shank of the shaft.

• Shovels and Digging and Lifting Tools - hoe: flat blade at end of long handle, used for working earth around plants
• Tools, Machinery, and Structures - hoe: thin, flat-bladed, long-handled cultivation tool
• Practice, Tools, and Techniques - hoe: hand tool with thin, flat blade on handle for loosening soil and weeding

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Hoe may refer to:

• Hoe (tool), a hand tool used in gardening
• Hoe (dish), a Korean dish of raw fish
• Plymouth Hoe, a public space in Plymouth, England
• Hoe, Norfolk, a village in Norfolk, England
• USS Hoe (SS-258), a World War II US submarine
• Richard March Hoe (1812-1886), American inventor
• Robert Hoe (1784–1833), English-born American businessman, father of Richard Hoe
• Robert Hoe III (1839–1909), American businessman, grandson of Robert Hoe
• Homing Overlay Experiment, a project in the Strategic Defense Initiative
• Heroes over Europe
• HOe scale, a narrow gauge variant of HO scale in model railroading
• Holographic Optical Element, a virtual lens or mirror in advanced imaging systems

See also

• Ho
• Whore

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - hakke, hyppejern, lugejern
v. tr. - hakke, hyppe, luge
v. intr. - guffe i sig, skovle ind, kaste sig over

2.
n. - svin, gris

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoffelen, schoffel moeilijke opgave

Français (French)
1.
n. - houe, binette
v. tr. - sarcler, biner (le sol)
v. intr. - sarcler, biner (le sol)

idioms:

• hoe in    biner dans, sarcler dans
• hoe into    biner dans

2.
n. - prostituée

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Hacke
v. - hacken

idioms:

• hoe in    einhacken
• hoe into    (Austr)(NZ) attackieren , kritisieren

2.
n. - Hure

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τσαπίζω, σκαλίζω
n. - τσάπα, σκαλιστήρι, αξίνα

Italiano (Italian)
sarchiare, zappa

idioms:

• a hard/tough row to hoe    una brutta gatta da pelare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enxada (f)
n. - cavar com enxada

idioms:

• a hard/tough row to hoe    tarefa difícil de fazer-se

Русский (Russian)
мотыга, мыс, мотыжить

idioms:

• a hard/tough row to hoe    трудная задача

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - azada, azadón
v. tr. - usar una azada
v. intr. - azadonar, sachar, cultivar usando una azada

idioms:

• hoe in    comer con ansiedad, engullir
• hoe into    atacar o criticar

2.
n. - prostituta

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hacka, kupa
n. - hacka, kuphacka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
锄头, 为锄草, 锄, 用锄干活

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鋤頭
v. tr. - 為鋤草, 鋤
v. intr. - 用鋤幹活

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 괭이
v. tr. - 괭이질하다, 제초기로 파헤치다
v. intr. - 괭이를 사용하다, 제초기로 파헤치다

2.
n. - 제초기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 長柄の鍬, ホー, 鍬, くわ
v. - 鍬を入れる, 除草器で掘り起こす, くわで耕す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعزق الأرض (الاسم) معزقه, مجرفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעדר, מכוש‬
v. tr. - ‮ניכש, תיחח, עדר‬
v. intr. - ‮השתמש במכוש או במעדר‬
n. - ‮זונה‬

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