3 entries under this word

Hoe

Hōe, n.

noun

(hō), n. [O. Fr. hoe, N. Fr. houe, N. H. Ger. haue, M. H. Ger. & O. D. houwe, O. H. Ger. houwa, howa. See infra.]

An instrument for cutting up weeds and loosening the earth in fields and gardens, being a plate of iron, with a handle, which is set at an acute angle with it.
(Ichth.) A dog-fish or shark (Acanthias vulgaris), found on the British coasts.

Hōe, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. HOED; p. pr. & vb. n. HOEING.] [Fr. houer, N. H. Ger. hauen, M. H. Ger. & D. houwen, O. H. Ger. houwan.] To cut, dig, scrape, or clean with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; to hoe the beds; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn.

Hōe, v. i.

verbintransitive

To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.