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Topic: GARDENING

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: houe

hoe

 noun
     
hoe [countable]
DLG a garden tool with a long handle, used for removing weeds (=unwanted plants) from the surface of the soil
—hoe verb [intransitive and transitive]
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