Hoe
WordNet

noun


(1)   A tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle

verb


(2)   Dig with a hoe
"He is hoeing the flower beds"
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Etymology 1


From from . Possibly through .

Noun



  1. An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
    • "It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe." (TRU TV, 28 March 2009)

Verb



  1. To use the agricultural tool defined above.
    Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration.
    I always take a shower after I hoe in my garden.

Etymology 2


An eye dialect corruption of , from non-rhotic pronunciations considered typical of Ebonics.

Noun



  1. A prostitute.
    • 2002, Eithne Quinn, Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap
      […] this chapter […] will […] explore why pimp (and hoe) characters, with their dramatic staging of gendered and occupational relations […] have taken such hold of the black youth imagination
    • 2003, Dan Harrington, The Good Eye
      At school they had been among the only couples that had not done “it” at the Pimp & Hoe parties that popped up occasionally at the dorm

Verb



  1. To act as a prostitute.
    • 2003, Da’rel the Relentless One, M. T. Pimp
      Pimpin’ came so naturally to MT when he and his sisters played pimp and hoe games that one of his sisters wanted to hoe for him when they grew up.
 
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