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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

Noun

hand hoe (plural hand hoes)

  1. The traditional type of hoe used by hand (via manual labor), as contrasted with a wheel hoe, horse hoe, backhoe, or others.
    • 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...
  2. A lightweight, short-handled hoe especially suited to one-handed use.

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 heart
  2. hand hearts
  3. hand hoe
  4. hand hoed
  5. hand hoeing
  6. hand hoes
  7. hand in
  8. hand in glove
  9. hand in hand
  10. hand in one's checks
  11. hand in one's dinner pail

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