Hoe Word Meaning

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old French houe, of Germanic origin; related to German Haue, also to hew

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

a long-handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used mainly for weeding

Short Definition:

gardening tool

Examples:

• loosen the dry soil with a hoe

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

use a hoe to dig (earth) or thin out or dig up (plants)

Short Definition:

use hoe to dig earth etc.

Examples:

• we were out in the fields, planting crops and hoeing weeds

Definition:

eat eagerly

Short Definition:

eat eagerly

Examples:

• we hoed in like a horde of hungry locusts
• he's hoeing into the cheese now