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hoe

UK/həʊ/ US/hoʊ/ uncommon slang us
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle

verb

1.

dance to jive music; dance the jive

Origin

From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā, derivative of Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną. More at hew.

Phrases

  • action hoe
  • adz hoe
  • adze hoe
  • clam hoe
  • collineal hoe
  • collinear hoe
  • double hoe
  • draw hoe
  • hard row to hoe
  • hoe in
  • hoe into
  • hoe one's row

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