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collinear hoe

collinear hoe noun: a hoe with a narrow, razor-sharp blade for slicing the roots of weeds by skimming it just under the surface of the soil.

Noun

collinear hoe (plural collinear hoes)

  1. A hoe with a narrow, razor-sharp blade for slicing the roots of weeds by skimming it just under the surface of the soil.
    • Near-synonyms: scuffle, scuffle hoe, Dutch hoe (loosely synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    scuffle, scuffle hoe, Dutch hoe[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms of collinear hoe

Forms of collinear hoe

pluralcollinear hoes

Origin of collinear hoe

Named by Eliot Coleman (born 20th c.), who developed this type of hoe; traditional scuffle hoes, conceptually similar, were part of the set of inspirations during the development.

Questions about collinear hoe

What does collinear hoe mean?
Collinear hoe means a hoe with a narrow, razor-sharp blade for slicing the roots of weeds by skimming it just under the surface of the soil.
What part of speech is collinear hoe?
Collinear hoe is a noun.
What is the plural of collinear hoe?
The plural of collinear hoe is collinear hoes.

Words near collinear hoe in the dictionary

  1. colline
  2. collineal
  3. collineal hoe
  4. collineal hoes
  5. collinear
  6. collinear hoe
  7. collinear hoes
  8. collinearities
  9. collinearity
  10. collinearly
  11. collineate

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