hoe
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /həʊ/
- (US) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /hoʊ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
- Homophone: ho
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā (compare Middle Dutch houwe), from Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to cut, hew”). More at hew.
NounEdit
hoe (plural hoes)
- An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
- 2009, TRU TV, 28 March:
- It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe.
- 2009, TRU TV, 28 March:
Derived termsEdit
- action hoe
- adze hoe
- adz hoe
- backhoe
- clam hoe
- collineal hoe
- collinear hoe
- double hoe
- draw hoe
- drill hoe
- Dutch hoe
- eye hoe
- flower hoe
- fork hoe
- grab hoe
- grubbing hoe
- grub hoe
- hand hoe
- hoedad
- hoe-farming
- hoe nightshade
- hoop hoe
- horse hoe
- Italian hoe
- mortar hoe
- pattern hoe
- Paxton hoe
- prong hoe
- ridging hoe
- scuffle hoe
- swivel hoe
- Warren hoe
- wheel hoe
TranslationsEdit
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VerbEdit
hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
- to hoe the earth in a garden
- Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration.
- I always take a shower after I hoe in my garden.
- (transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
- to hoe corn
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- Hoe (implement) in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.
Etymology 2Edit
From non-rhotic whore.
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
hoe (plural hoes)
- (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of ho (“whore, prostitute”).
- 1973, “Spoon”, in Hustler's Convention, performed by Lightnin' Rod:
- Then we split to the Cafe Black Rose / To party with some hoes
- 1994, Juicy[1] (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G., 0:00 from the start:
- Fuck all you hoes.
Get a grip, motherfucker.
- 2002, Eithne Quinn, Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap[2]:
- […] this chapter […] will […] explore why pimp (and hoe) characters, with their dramatic staging of gendered and occupational relations […] have taken such hold of the black youth imagination
- 2003, Dan Harrington, The Good Eye[3]:
- At school they had been among the only couples that had not done “it” at the Pimp & Hoe parties that popped up occasionally at the dorm
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:hoe.
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:prostitute
Derived termsEdit
VerbEdit
hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)
- (US, slang) Alternative spelling of ho (“to prostitute”).
- 2003, Da’rel the Relentless One, M. T. Pimp[4]:
- Pimpin’ came so naturally to MT when he and his sisters played pimp and hoe games that one of his sisters wanted to hoe for him when they grew up.
Etymology 3Edit
From Middle English hough, hogh, from Old English hōh.
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
hoe (plural hoes)
- A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
Usage notesEdit
- Now used only in place names, such as Plymouth Hoe.
Etymology 4Edit
Cognate with Dutch haai (“shark”), qv.
NounEdit
hoe (plural hoes)
- (Orkney, Shetland) The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
AnagramsEdit
'Are'areEdit
NounEdit
hoe
ReferencesEdit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
AdverbEdit
hoe
Related termsEdit
AngorEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hoe
ReferencesEdit
- Robert Lee Litteral, Features in Anggor Discourse (1980), page 38
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch hoe, from Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
hoe
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ConjunctionEdit
hoe
- (forms a the parallel comparative) the ... the
- Hoe meer hoe beter! ― The more the better!
- Hoe eerder hoe beter! ― The sooner the better!
Usage notesEdit
Second hoe can be replaced by des te; there is no difference between the two as they are purely a matter of preference, both are commonly used throughout the Dutch-speaking regions.
FinnishEdit
VerbEdit
hoe
GaroEdit
ParticleEdit
hoe
Usage notesEdit
There is no real equivalent of an antonym to yes in Garo. When denoting negative sentences, attach the suffix -ja to the main verb.
HawaiianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hoe
VerbEdit
hoe
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert (1986), “hoe”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
MaoriEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”).
NounEdit
hoe
VerbEdit
hoe
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.
AdverbEdit
hoe
Alternative formsEdit
- woe (eastern)
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “hoe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hoe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronounEdit
hoe
- Alternative form of heo (“she”)
Etymology 2Edit
PronounEdit
hoe
- Alternative form of he (“they”)
Min NanEdit
For pronunciation and definitions of hoe – see 花 (“flower; blossom; florid; flowery; etc.”). (This character, hoe, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 花.) |
Norwegian NynorskEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hoe f (definite singular hoa, indefinite plural hoer, definite plural hoene)
- Alternative form of ho
Old FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Of Germanic origin, probably from or related to Frankish *hauwan (“to chop”).
NounEdit
hoe f (oblique plural hoes, nominative singular hoe, nominative plural hoes)
- hoe (tool)
ScotsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Probably from Norn høg or Middle Norwegian haa. Ultimately from Old Norse hár
NounEdit
hoe (plural hoes)
WelshEdit
NounEdit
hoe f (plural hoeau, not mutable)
Further readingEdit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hoe”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Frisian hū, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
hoe
- how (interrogative)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “hoe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011