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hand-hoes

hand-hoes is the plural of hand-hoe.

hand-hoes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand-hoe.

Meaning of hand-hoe

Verb

hand-hoe (third-person singular simple present hand-hoes, present participle hand-hoeing, simple past and past participle hand-hoed)

  1. To hoe by hand, using a hand hoe.
    • The Cultivator, or Horse Hoe.—This is an instrument not as much known and used as it deserves and ought to be. It is adapted for operations between the plough and harrow, and at certain times is much better than either. It is half a plough, half harrow, and half hoe, and does all these operations...1841, Jesse Buel, quoting Dr. Beekman, The Farmers' Instructor. Consisting of Essays, Practical Directions, and Hints for the Management of the Farm and the Garden. Originally Published in the...

Questions about hand-hoes

What is hand-hoes the plural of?
Hand-hoes is the plural of hand-hoe.

Words near hand-hoes in the dictionary

  1. hand-held terminal
  2. hand-helds
  3. hand-hoe
  4. hand-hoed
  5. hand-hoeing
  6. hand-hoes
  7. hand-hold
  8. hand-holding
  9. hand-holds
  10. hand-hole
  11. hand-holes

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