Hoeing

Hoeing
Hoe Hoe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoeing}.] [Cf. F. houer.] To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn. [1913 Webster]

{To hoe one's row}, to do one's share of a job. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]


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