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hoe

See also: Hoe, hoë, hö, hō'ē, hòe, and hoè

EnglishEdit

 
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A hoe

PronunciationEdit

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)

  1. 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.
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TranslationsEdit

VerbEdit

hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)

  1. (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.
  2. (transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
    to hoe corn
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TranslationsEdit

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From non-rhotic whore.

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

hoe (plural hoes)

  1. (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
Derived termsEdit

VerbEdit

hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)

  1. (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)

  2. A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
Usage notesEdit

Etymology 4Edit

Cognate with Dutch haai (“shark”), qv.

NounEdit

hoe (plural hoes)

  1. (Orkney, Shetland) The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias.

AnagramsEdit

'Are'areEdit

NounEdit

hoe

  1. friend

ReferencesEdit

AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch hoe.

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

hoe

  1. how

Related termsEdit

AngorEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

hoe

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch hoe, from Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

hoe

  1. how

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: ho
  • Jersey Dutch: hû
  • Negerhollands: hoe, ho, hue

ConjunctionEdit

hoe

  1. (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

  1. present active indicative connegative of hokea
  2. second-person singular present imperative of hokea
  3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of hokea

GaroEdit

ParticleEdit

hoe

  1. yes, indeed

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

  1. oar
  2. paddle

VerbEdit

hoe

  1. to row
  2. to paddle

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

  1. oar
  2. paddle

VerbEdit

hoe

  1. to row
  2. to paddle

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • “hoe” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.

AdverbEdit

hoe

  1. how, in what way/manner
  2. how, to what degree

Alternative formsEdit

DescendantsEdit

Further readingEdit

Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronounEdit

hoe

  1. Alternative form of heo (“she”)

Etymology 2Edit

PronounEdit

hoe

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. hoe (tool)

ScotsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Probably from Norn høg or Middle Norwegian haa. Ultimately from Old Norse hár

NounEdit

hoe (plural hoes)

  1. The piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias

WelshEdit

NounEdit

hoe f (plural hoeau, not mutable)

  1. pause, break, rest
    Synonyms: egwyl, gosteg, saib, seibiant

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

  1. how (interrogative)

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “hoe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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