hoyau

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French hoyau, höel, hoel, from Old French hoel, diminutive of Old French houe, hoe (hoe, mattock), from Frankish *hauwā (hoe, mattock). Related to English hoe, hew.

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Noun[edit]

hoyau m (plural hoyaux)

  1. mattock

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