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the oldest weapon in the war between civilization and weeds, swung since the dawn of agriculture.
means A long-handled tool with a flat blade set at an angle, used for breaking up soil, weeding, and shaping rows in a garden or field.
from From Old French 'houe', which traces back to a Germanic root (compare Old High German 'houwa') tied to the verb for 'to hack' or 'to hew' — the tool is, quite literally, a thing for chopping at the earth. That same hacking root surfaces across the Germanic family, so the hoe shares deep ancestry with the verb 'hew', the swung blade of speech becoming the swung blade of the garden.
- ancient tool
- Used in farming for over 10,000 years
- name origin
- Comes from Old French houe, meaning to hack
- many faces
- Draw hoe, scuffle hoe, and warren hoe exist
- global staple
- Still essential for subsistence farmers worldwide
- garden weapon
- A sharp one slices weeds at soil level
battle of the hoe — 1362 naval battle between english and french fleets off the coast of normandy, france
hoe cake — cornmeal flatbread traditional to the southern united states, cooked on a hoe over fire
warren hoe — specific garden tool design with triangular blade, used for weeding vegetable rows