hoes
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It can turn a century-old maker of back hoes and mining trucks into a hot tech stock.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
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 • Mar. 1, 2025
Handheld tools, long-handled hoes, propane weed burners and even goats figure alongside herbicides and their impact on the environment.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2024
The farmworkers wanted long-handled hoes, because it hurt their backs to kneel down all day.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2023
Millions of us had laid our hoes down on the dry ground and faced north.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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