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backhoe
English
Etymology
From back +? hoe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bæk.h??/
Noun
backhoe (plural backhoes)
- A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth.
- (chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket.
- 1967 June, Charles E. Rhine, How to Rent a Backhoe, Popular Science, page 149,
- The backhoe is only one type of heavy equipment for rent. […] I heard about a couple of tool-rental outfits near Chicago that were doing a brisk business renting backhoes and other heavy equipment to homeowners
- 2010, Robert Day, Foundation Engineering Handbook, 2nd edition, page 2.49,
- Backhoe pits and trenches are an economical means of performing subsurface exploration. The backhoe can quickly excavate the trench that can then be used to observe and test the in situ soil (see Fig. 2.29).
- 1967 June, Charles E. Rhine, How to Rent a Backhoe, Popular Science, page 149,
Synonyms
- (multi-purpose): backhoe loader, loader excavator, backhoe endloader
- (digger): excavator
Derived terms
- backhoe loader
Translations
See also
- bobcat
- excavator
- front-end loader
- JCB
Verb
backhoe (third-person singular simple present backhoes, present participle backhoeing, simple past and past participle backhoed)
- To excavate using such equipment.
Further reading
- Backhoe loader on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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hoe
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: h?, IPA(key): /h??/
- (US) enPR: h?, IPA(key): /ho?/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: ho
Etymology 1
From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauw? (compare Middle Dutch houwe), from Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwan? (“to cut, hew”). More at hew.
Noun
hoe (plural hoes)
- An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
- 2009, TRU TV, 28 March:
- It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe.
- 2009, TRU TV, 28 March:
- The horned or piked dogfish.
Derived terms
- backhoe
Translations
Verb
hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
- (transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
Derived terms
- long row to hoe
Translations
See also
- mattock
- pick
- rake
Further reading
- Hoe (implement) in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.
Etymology 2
From non-rhotic whore.
Alternative forms
- ho
Noun
hoe (plural hoes)
- (US, slang) Alternative spelling of ho (“whore, 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
- 2002, Eithne Quinn, Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:prostitute
Verb
hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)
- (US, slang) Alternative spelling of ho (“to 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.
- 2003, Da’rel the Relentless One, M. T. Pimp
Etymology 3
From Middle English ho, howe, hogh, from Old English h?h.
Alternative forms
- hough
Noun
hoe (plural hoes)
- A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
Usage notes
- Now used only in place names, such as Plymouth Hoe.
Anagrams
- HEO, Heo
'Are'are
Noun
hoe
- friend
References
- Kate?ina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch hoe.
Adverb
hoe
- how
Related terms
- hoekom
Angor
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xoe/
Noun
hoe
- water
References
- Robert Lee Litteral, Features in Anggor Discourse (1980), page 38
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hoe, from Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hw?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?u/
- Hyphenation: hoe
- Rhymes: -u
Adverb
hoe
- how
Derived terms
- hoeveel
- in hoeverre
- hoezeer
- hoedanig
- hoe dan ook
Conjunction
hoe
- (forms a the parallel comparative) the ... the
Usage notes
Second hoe can be replaced by des te; there is no difference between the two as they are purely a matter of preference, both are commonly used throughout the Dutch-speaking regions.
Finnish
Verb
hoe
- Indicative present connegative form of hokea.
- Second-person singular imperative present form of hokea.
- Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of hokea.
Garo
Particle
hoe
- yes, indeed
Usage notes
There is no real equivalent of an antonym to yes in Garo. When denoting negative sentences, attach the suffix -ja to the main verb.
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bo?se, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *b??say (“canoe paddle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ho.e/, [?howe]
Noun
hoe
- oar
- paddle
Verb
hoe
- to row
- to paddle
Derived terms
- ho?ohoe
References
- “hoe” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bo?se, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *b??say (“canoe paddle”).
Noun
hoe
- oar
- paddle
Verb
hoe
- to row
- to paddle
Derived terms
- hoea
References
- “hoe” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, ?ISBN.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hw?.
Adverb
hoe
- how, in what way/manner
- how, to what degree
Alternative forms
- woe (eastern)
Descendants
- Dutch: hoe
- Limburgish: woe
Further reading
- “hoe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “hoe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology 1
Pronoun
hoe
- Alternative form of heo (“she”)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
hoe
- Alternative form of he (“they”)
Min Nan
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hu??/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
hoe f (definite singular hoa, indefinite plural hoer, definite plural hoene)
- Alternative form of ho
Old French
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, probably from or related to Frankish *hauwan (“to chop”).
Noun
hoe f (oblique plural hoes, nominative singular hoe, nominative plural hoes)
- hoe (tool)
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian h?, from Proto-Germanic *hw?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hu/
Adverb
hoe
- how (interrogative)
Derived terms
- hoe't
Further reading
- “hoe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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