hoe
agricultural tool used for tilling and harvesting the soil, consisting of a wooden handle and a flat, sharp iron blade set crosswise at one end
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Summary
hoe ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,757 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: agricultural tool[2]
- Has use: tillage[3], weeding[4]
- Commons category: Hoes[5]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[6], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12], New International Encyclopedia[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[14]
- Name in kana: くわ[15]
- Different from: Motyka[16]
- MCN code: 8201.30.00[17]
- Exact match: https://ids.clld.org/parameters/8-250[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- P14541: 1CJQ78[20]
Why It Matters
hoe has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] hoe is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]