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hoe | djembe |

As an adjective hoe

is .

As a noun djembe is

a djembe, large hand drum played with both hands.

hoe

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) howe, from (etyl) houe, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
  • * 2009 , TRU TV, 28 March:
    • It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe .
  • The horned or piked dogfish.
    • Derived terms
    * backhoe

    Verb

    (d)
  • (ambitransitive) 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.
  • To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
    • to hoe corn
    Derived terms
    * long row to hoe

    See also

    * mattock * pick * rake

    External links

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    Etymology 2

    From non-rhotic whore.

    Alternative forms

    * ho

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, slang) A prostitute.
  • * 2002 , Eithne Quinn, Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap
    • […] 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
  • * 2003 , Dan Harrington, The Good Eye
    • 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
    Synonyms
    * See also

    Verb

    (d)
  • (US, slang) To act as a prostitute.
  • * 2003 , Da’rel the Relentless One, M. T. Pimp
    • 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.

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.

    • Usage notes

    * Now used only in placenames e.g. "Plymouth Hoe". ----

    djembe

    English

    (wikipedia djembe)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A large, skin-covered drum played with the hands, used in West African and some fusion music.
  • * 2007 , Karin Gaynell Patterson, Expressions of Africa in Los Angeles Public Performance, 1781—1994 , page 133,
    • There are three principal types of traditional drums in Guinean Sousou culture: the djembe''''', the ''dundun'', and the ''tama''. The '''''djembe is a single-headed goblet-shaped drum with a relatively high-pitched tone.
  • * 2009 , Tamara Dean, Composition for Computer Musicians , page 51,
    • The djembe is one of the best—known and popular African drums, particular with those in the West who are interested in learning a drumming tradition.
  • * 2010 , Randy Raine-Reusch, Play the World: The 101 World Instrument Primer , page 91,
    • The djembe has become the most recognizable drum from West Africa, with a history that can be traced to the twelfth century Mali Empire and the Mandinka people.
  • * 2012', Michi Henning, '''''Djembe Construction: A Comprehensive Guide , page 13,
    • Very few djembes' are perfectly round. Most are slightly egg- or triangle-shaped. Lack of roundness is not a problem for sound: many such ' djembes sound excellent.