warren hoe

plural warren hoes

1. alternativeAlternative form of Warren hoe.

   Why buy a warren hoe when simply tilting your rectangular hoe 45° will produce the same affect^([sic])?

   1984, Bob Percival, Organic Vegetable Gardening, page 83

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   The warren hoe is shaped like a spade but is set at a 90-degree angle at the end of a standard hoe-handle.

   1976, H. Gordon Lewis, The Family Food Garden: 1977 Annual Manual, page 46

   The warren hoe (Fig. 5-25A) would be about 6 inches deep and made of steel at least ¹⁄₈ inch thick in order to stand up to a chopping action in heavy soil.

   1986, Percy W. Blandford, 111 Yard and Garden Projects, page 67

   While any hoe you can easily draw through the dirt can make you a furrow, some designs are better suited for this purpose than others. Try, for instance, a warren hoe with its triangular-shaped head.

   1994, Janeen R. Adil, Accessible Gardening for People with Physical Disabilities, page 135

plural Warren hoes · alternative warren hoe

1. A manual hoe with a heart-shaped or triangular blade designed to make planting furrows.

   The Warren hoe is especially useful in drawing furrows.

   1918, Hugh Findlay, Practical Gardening, page 42

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   Most are simple variations of the common garden hoe, but some types — such as the weeding hoe, Warren hoe, scuffle hoe, and grubbing hoe — are quite distinct in design.

   1967, United States Tariff Commission, Summaries of Trade and Tariff Information

   The Warren hoe is also an excellent furrowing tool to the depth of six inches, and when laid on its side with the point slightly depressed into the soil, it can be drawn parallel to a row of plants.

   1978, Diana S. Branch, Tools for Homesteaders, Gardeners, and Small-scale Farmers

   There are many different kinds of hoes and hand-weeding tools on the market, but my favorites are the Warren hoe and the hand cultivator.

   1990, Jerry Baker, Jerry Baker's Flowering Garden, page 116

   Synonyms: drill hoe, ridging hoe