warren hoe

English

Noun

warren hoe (plural warren hoes)

1. Alternative form of Warren hoe
   • 1976, H. Gordon Lewis, The Family Food Garden: 1977 Annual Manual, page 46:

     The warren hoe is shaped like a spade but is set at a 90-degree angle at the end of a standard hoe-handle.

   • 1984, Bob Percival, Organic Vegetable Gardening, page 83:

     Why buy a warren hoe when simply tilting your rectangular hoe 45° will produce the same affect^[sic]?

   • 1986, Percy W. Blandford, 111 Yard and Garden Projects, page 67:

     The warren hoe (Fig. 5-25A) would be about 6 inches deep and made of steel at least ¹⁄₈ inch thick in order to stand up to a chopping action in heavy soil.

   • 1994, Janeen R. Adil, Accessible Gardening for People with Physical Disabilities, page 135:

     While any hoe you can easily draw through the dirt can make you a furrow, some designs are better suited for this purpose than others. Try, for instance, a warren hoe with its triangular-shaped head.

Anagrams

• Warehorne