hoe-farming

noun

Primitive forms of agriculture defined by the absence of the plough.

“Tillage in hoe-farming is done by simple manual tools such as digging sticks or hoes.”

OriginGerman Hackbau →
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Meanings

nounhoe-farming (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePrimitive forms of agriculture defined by the absence of the plough.

    Tillage in hoe-farming is done by simple manual tools such as digging sticks or hoes.

Origin

  1. GermanHackbau
  2. Englishhoe-farming

A calque of German Hackbau.

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hoe-farming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoe-farming

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