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horse hoe

horse hoe noun: a horse-drawn cultivator, a tool for hoeing by draft (cultivating), resembling a small plough.

horse hoe: a horse-drawn cultivator, a tool for hoeing by draft (cultivating), resembling a small plough
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Noun

horse hoe (plural horse hoes)

  1. (dated) A horse-drawn cultivator, a tool for hoeing by draft (cultivating), resembling a small plough.
    • 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...

Forms of horse hoe

pluralhorse hoes

Questions about horse hoe

What does horse hoe mean?
Horse hoe means a horse-drawn cultivator, a tool for hoeing by draft (cultivating), resembling a small plough.
What part of speech is horse hoe?
Horse hoe is a noun.
What is the plural of horse hoe?
The plural of horse hoe is horse hoes.

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