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hoe-farming

hoe-farming noun: primitive forms of agriculture defined by the absence of the plough.

Noun

hoe-farming (uncountable)

  1. Primitive forms of agriculture defined by the absence of the plough.
    • Tillage in hoe-farming is done by simple manual tools such as digging sticks or hoes.

Origin of hoe-farming

A calque of German Hackbau.

Questions about hoe-farming

What does hoe-farming mean?
Hoe-farming means primitive forms of agriculture defined by the absence of the plough.
What part of speech is hoe-farming?
Hoe-farming is a noun.

Words near hoe-farming in the dictionary

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

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