hoe
noun/həʊ/
/həʊ/
- a garden tool with a long handle and a thin metal blade, used for breaking up soil and removing weeds (= plants growing where they are not wanted)Topics Gardensc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French houe, of Germanic origin; related to German Haue, also to hew.
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