hoe 
(hō)
(hō)n.
A tool with a flat blade attached approximately at a right angle to a long handle, used for weeding, cultivating, and gardening.
v. hoed, hoe·ing, hoes
v.tr.
To weed, cultivate, or dig up with a hoe.
v.intr.
To work with a hoe.
[Middle English howe, from Old French houe, of Germanic origin; see kau- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
hoer n.
hoe