hand hoe

noun

The traditional type of hoe used by hand (via manual labor), as contrasted with a wheel hoe, horse hoe, backhoe, or others.

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Meanings

nounhand hoe (plural hand hoes)

plural hand hoes

  1. The traditional type of hoe used by hand (via manual labor), as contrasted with a wheel hoe, horse hoe, backhoe, or others.
  2. A lightweight, short-handled hoe especially suited to one-handed use.
verbhand hoe (third-person singular simple present hand hoes, present participle hand hoeing, simple past and past participle hand hoed)

present singular third person hand hoes · participle present hand hoeing · participle past hand hoed · past hand hoed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hand-hoe (verb).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hoe
Cite this entry
APA

hand hoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20hoe

MLA

“hand hoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20hoe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand hoe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20hoe.

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