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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hoe \Hoe\, n. [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG.
houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See {Hew} to
cut.]
1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the
earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a
flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which
it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.
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2. (Zool.) The horned or piked dogfish. See {Dogfish}.
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{Dutch hoe}, one having the blade set for use in the manner
of a spade.
{Horse hoe}, a kind of cultivator.
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