hoe

• Friend Berka had but a small hoe, which is well described by Caillié, who saw it used near Jinnee, and indeed it seems to be used throughout Central Africa. —  Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846
• This hoe is about a foot long, and eight inches broad; the handle, which is some sixteen inches in length, slants very much. —  Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846
• When this hoe is in the hands of the workman it is the same barren thing is was before he picked it up. —  Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View
• If an ants' nest is disturbed by a stroke of a spade or hoe, the little inhabitants will at once begin to remove eggs, pupæ, and young to a place of safety This parental love is even evinced by insects who never see their offspring. —  The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals
• "I do outside work wid de hoe--plant corn, potato, peas, rice!" —  Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2

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