Sunday, May 25, 2008

Ho(e)

One of my boys from home told me that a general rule of thumb is if a girl acts like a hoe then you simply need to treat her like one. What exactly is a hoe one might ask? Good question, so I thought Id do some research:





hoe Audio Help [hoh] Pronunciation noun, verb, hoed, hoe·ing.

–noun
1.a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
2.any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster or mortar.
–verb (used with object)
3.to dig, scrape, weed, cultivate, etc., with a hoe.
–verb (used without object)
4.to use a hoe.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME howe <>houe <>houwe, OHG houwa mattock; akin to HEW]

hoer, noun
hoelike, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.


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