The story
Named by Eliot Coleman (born 20th c.), who developed this type of hoe; traditional scuffle hoes, conceptually similar, were part of the set of inspirations during the development.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
collinear hoe
Today it means: A hoe with a narrow, razor-sharp blade for slicing the roots of weeds by skimming it just under the surface of the soil. Full definition →