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hoe-down

hoe-down is the alternative spelling of hoedown.

Meaning of hoedown

Noun

hoedown (plural hoedowns)

  1. A type of American folk or square dance.
    • John and Susie went to the square dance and did the hoedown.
  2. The type of music typically played for such a dance
  3. A gathering at which such dances take place.
    • We have to get to the hoedown before noon, or we'll be late.

See all 4 meanings of hoedown

Forms of hoe-down

pluralhoe-downs

Questions about hoe-down

What is hoe-down the alternative spelling of?
Hoe-down is the alternative spelling of hoedown.

Words near hoe-down in the dictionary

  1. hoe nightshade
  2. hoe nightshades
  3. hoe one's row
  4. hoe-bag
  5. hoe-bags
  6. hoe-down
  7. hoe-downs
  8. hoe-farming
  9. Hoeata
  10. hoebag
  11. hoebags

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hoe-down (page history and authors); hoedown (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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