hoe

Etymology 1

From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā (compare Middle Dutch houwe), from Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to cut, hew”). More at hew.

noun

1. An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
   It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe. 2009, TRU TV, 28 March

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
   to hoe the earth in a garden
   Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration.
   I always take a shower after I hoe in my garden.
2. (transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
   to hoe corn

Etymology 2

From non-rhotic whore.

noun

1. (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of ho (“whore, prostitute”).
   Then we split to the Cafe Black Rose / To party with some hoes 1973, “Spoon”, in Hustler's Convention, performed by Lightnin' Rod
   Fuck all you hoes. Get a grip, motherfucker. 1994, 0:00 from the start, in Juicy (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G.
   […] 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 2002, Eithne Quinn, Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap
   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 2003, Dan Harrington, The Good Eye

verb

1. (US, slang) Alternative spelling of ho (“to prostitute”).
   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 hough, hogh, from Old English hōh.

noun

1. A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.

Etymology 4

Cognate with Dutch haai (“shark”), qv.

noun

1. (Orkney, Shetland) The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias.