hoe

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

English

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A hoe

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -əʊ
  • Homophone: ho

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

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.
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

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
Derived terms
Translations

See also

Further reading

Etymology 2

From non-rhotic whore.

Alternative forms

Noun

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, 0:00 from the start, in Juicy‎[1] (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G.:
      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.
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Derived terms

Verb

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 3

From Middle English hough, hogh, from Old English hōh.

Alternative forms

Noun

hoe (plural hoes)

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

Etymology 4

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

Noun

hoe (plural hoes)

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

Anagrams

'Are'are

Noun

hoe

  1. friend

References

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hoe.

Pronunciation

Adverb

hoe

  1. how

Angor

Pronunciation

Noun

hoe

  1. water

References

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

hoe

  1. how

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Conjunction

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 notes

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.

Finnish

Verb

hoe

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

Garo

Particle

hoe

  1. yes, indeed

Usage notes

There is no real equivalent of an antonym to yes in Garo. When denoting negative sentences, attach the suffix -ja to the main verb.

Hawaiian

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Template:haw-noun

  1. oar
  2. paddle

Verb

Template:haw-verb

  1. to row
  2. to paddle

Derived terms

References

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hoe”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of hoe – see 花 (“flower; blossom; florid; flowery; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 花).

Maori

Etymology

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”).

Noun

hoe

  1. oar
  2. paddle

Verb

hoe

  1. to row
  2. to paddle

Derived terms

References

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

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Adverb

hoe

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

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

hoe

  1. Alternative form of heo (“she”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hoe

  1. Alternative form of he (“they”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Noun

hoe f (definite singular hoa, indefinite plural hoer, definite plural hoene)

  1. Alternative form of ho

Old French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, probably from or related to Frankish *hauwan (“to chop”).

Noun

hoe oblique singular, f (oblique plural hoes, nominative singular hoe, nominative plural hoes)

  1. hoe (tool)

Scots

Etymology

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

Noun

hoe (plural hoes)

  1. The piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hoe

  1. reddish
    khóc nhiều mắt đỏ hoe ― to cry so much that the eyes become reddish
    tóc hoe hoe ― reddish hair

See also

Derived terms

Welsh

Noun

hoe f (plural hoeau, not mutable)

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

Further reading

  • 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 Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hū, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.

Pronunciation

Adverb

hoe

  1. how (interrogative)

Derived terms

Further reading

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