Meanings
nounhori-hori (plural hori-horis)
plural hori-horis
- agricultureA Japanese weeding knife
Detectorists may also carry headphones, a metal detecting shovel, hand tools such as a hori-hori (a serrated, steel hand shovel), a “finds pouch,” and a hand-held precision detector called a pinpointer.
2021 May 31, Alexandra Marvar, “The New Detectorists”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Origin
From Japanese, ultimately from verb 掘る (horu, “to dig”).
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hori-hori. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hori-hori
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“hori-hori.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hori-hori. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hori-hori,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hori-hori.
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