hoes

Example Sentences

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"We used big chisels on the end of broom handles. A bit like gardening hoes. You use those to stab at it and shave stuff way," explained Roche.

From BBC

It can turn a century-old maker of back hoes and mining trucks into a hot tech stock.

From Barron's

Included were broken parts of picks, hoes, shovels, and axes.

From Literature

One account said the Russians paid the Kashia Pomo people already living there “three blankets, two axes, three hoes, and a miscellaneous assortment of beads” for the use of the land.

From Los Angeles Times

Handheld tools, long-handled hoes, propane weed burners and even goats figure alongside herbicides and their impact on the environment.

From Seattle Times