| 释义 |
hoe
I. \ˈhō\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English hogh, from Old English hōh; probably akin to Old English hōh heel — more at hock IV
obsolete : promontory, hill, cliff — used in English place names
< on the Hoe at Plymouth >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English howe, from Middle French houe, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch houwe mattock, Old High German houwa; derivative from the verb represented by Old High German houwan to hew — more at hew
1.
a. : an agricultural implement that usually consists of a thin flat blade set transversely on a long handle and is used especially for cultivating, weeding, or loosening the earth around plants
b. : an implement that functions like a hoe and is arranged with a wheel and one or two handles for more rapid cultivation
c. : a one-horse tillage implement for cultivating between rows (as of vines or bushes)
< a berry hoe >
< a grape hoe >
d. : any of various cultivating or weeding implements usually for use with animal or mechanical draft — see rotary hoe, spring hoe, spring-trip hoe, wheel cultivator 2
2. : an implement or tool felt to resemble or serving a purpose like that of a hoe: as
a. : a rake designed for stirring up a furnace fire
b. : an instrument for spreading and mixing mortar, concrete, or similar substances
c. : backhoe
III. verb
(hoed ; hoed ; hoeing ; hoes)
Etymology: Middle English howwen, from howe, n.
intransitive verb
: to use a hoe : work with a hoe
< was hoeing in the field by the road >
transitive verb
: to weed, cultivate, or thin (a crop) with a hoe
< hoe out the strawberries >
: remove (weeds) by hoeing
< soon have to hoe the weeds from the corn >
: dress or cultivate (land) by hoeing
< hoed 7 acres with a spring hoe >
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: English dialect (Shetland) ho, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hār dogfish, shark, tholepin — more at haye
chiefly Scotland : spiny dogfish |