Hoed vs Shoed - What's the difference?

hoed | shoed |

As verbs the difference between hoed and shoed

is that hoed is (hoe) while shoed is (shoe).

hoed

English

Verb

(head)

(hoe)

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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

External links

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". ----

shoed

English

Verb

(head)

(shoe)

Anagrams

* *

shoe

English

(wikipedia shoe)

Noun

(en-noun) (shoon is archaic or regional)

A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.

Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.

A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.

Throw the shoe from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake.

A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.

Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe .

Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes , or they will wear out unevenly.

# A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.

# A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.

# The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.

# (architecture) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.

# A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.

# An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.

# An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.

# An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.

# (engineering) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper and gib.

# Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case).

Usage notes

The plural shoon is archaic and no longer in common use.

Hyponyms

* moccasin * pump * sandal * slipper * sneaker * stiletto * flip flop * See also

Derived terms

{{der3, if the shoe fits , the shoe is on the other foot , shoebeam, shoegear , shoe brush, shoebrush , shoegazing , shoehorn , shoemaker , shoe polish , shoeshine , stand in someone's shoes}}

Verb

To put shoes on one's feet.

* …men and women clothed and shod for the ascent…'' — , ''The Gospel Delivered in Arès , 26:6, 1995

To put horseshoes on a horse.

* 1874 — (Thomas Hardy), , chapter XXXII

"Old Jimmy Harris only shoed her last week, and I'd swear to his make among ten thousand."

To equip an object with a protection against wear.

The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.

Anagrams

* * English irregular verbs 1000 English basic words