Meaning & use
hoe
A long-handled garden tool with a flat blade, used for weeding, loosening soil, or shaping rows.
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She used a hoe to clear weeds from between the vegetable rows.
He sharpened the old hoe before starting work in the garden.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'to hoe' means to work the soil with this tool, as in 'hoeing the garden.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
(Vulgar slang) A disrespectful term for a woman regarded as sexually promiscuous.
The song's lyrics were criticized for using the slang term in a demeaning way.
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