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Horse hoe

Hoe \Hoe\, n. [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG. houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See Hew to cut.]

  1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) The horned or piked dogfish. See Dogfish.

    Dutch hoe, one having the blade set for use in the manner of a spade.

    Horse hoe, a kind of cultivator.