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Definition of Dutch hoe
1. Noun. A hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling.
Definition of Dutch hoe
1. Noun. (UK) A hoe, consisting of a loop of metal, that can be pushed or pulled for weeding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dutch Hoe
Literary usage of Dutch hoe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of the Rose by Andrew Foster-Melliar (1902)
"When I say Dutch hoe, I mean a Hoe which, passing beneath the surface, ...
It has all the advantages of the Dutch hoe without its disadvantages, ..."
2. The Cultivation & Manufacture of Tea by Edward Money (1883)
"The Dutch hoe, the widest procurable in the blade, with a long lithe handle of
6 feet ... With weeds at the height fit for a Dutch hoe, viz., 3 or 4 inches, ..."
3. The Forester =: Or, A Practical Treatise on the Planting, Rearing, and by James Brown (1882)
"This spade is kept pretty sharp upon the edge, and is wrought much in the same
manner as a gardener does a Dutch hoe. Indeed many use a small Dutch hoe ..."
4. Gardeners Chronicle, the Horticultural Trade Journal (1897)
"... Ac. — As Boon as the earliest crops of Carrots, Parsnips, &e , appear above
ground, advantage should be taken of a dry day to run the Dutch-hoe through ..."
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