Dutch hoe
- noun
- /dʌtʃ hoʊ/
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- She prefers to use a Dutch hoe for light surface weeding in her flower beds.
Examples
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With a sharp Dutch hoe, you can quickly slice through weeds without disturbing the soil too much.
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The Dutch hoe makes it easy to remove weeds from between vegetable rows.
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I bought a new Dutch hoe for my garden.
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The Dutch hoe is perfect for weeding.
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To keep the garden tidy, she used a Dutch hoe to remove weeds from the soil.
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He preferred the Dutch hoe because it efficiently cuts weeds just beneath the surface.
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While gardening, I found that a Dutch hoe is perfect for working in tight spaces.
Synonyms
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A gardening tool with a flat blade on a long handle used to break soil and remove weeds
A garden tool with a flat blade you push to cut weeds and loosen soil
A hoe pushed to loosen weeds between rows
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'Dutch' modifies 'hoe', so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it refers to a particular kind of hoe (likely associated with the Netherlands or a style). While the precise technical details of the tool's blade or pushing technique are specialized information, the basic referent—a type or variety of hoe—is directly derivable from the constituents and follows common cross‑linguistic naming patterns.
Etymology
Dutch hoe may come from old Dutch gardeners who used a simple, flat-bladed hoe that you 'push' forward to 'slice' weeds just under the soil. So the name now refers to a flat-bladed tool used to quickly cut or remove weeds by pushing rather than pulling.