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swoe

swoe noun: a kind of cutting hoe with sharp edges.

Noun

swoe (plural swoes)

  1. A kind of cutting hoe with sharp edges.
    • I approached the new light hoes, swoes and other garden tools with some degree of scepticism, feeling that weight aided the cutting down operation. After two summers I am quite converted, especially as I am two years older.1966, The Rose Annual
    • (She told me I must buy a swoe, a long-handled weeder sold by Fiskars, that changed her life.)2007 July 26, Anne Raver, “Recognizing Those Who Keep Brooklyn in Bloom”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2021

Forms of swoe

pluralswoes

Origin of swoe

Blend of sword + hoe; originated as a trademark of Wilkinson Sword.

Questions about swoe

What does swoe mean?
Swoe means a kind of cutting hoe with sharp edges.
What part of speech is swoe?
Swoe is a noun.
What is the plural of swoe?
The plural of swoe is swoes.

Words near swoe in the dictionary

  1. Swoboda
  2. Swobodas
  3. swobs
  4. swod
  5. swods
  6. swoe
  7. swoes
  8. Swofford
  9. Swoffords
  10. Swogger
  11. Swoggers

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