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Spade
A spade is a tool primarily for digging, comprising a blade – typically narrower and less curved than that of a shovel – and a long handle. Early spades were made of riven wood or of animal bones (often shoulder blades). After the art of metalworking was developed, spades were made with sharper tips of metal. Before the introduction of metal spades manual labor was less efficient at moving earth, with picks being required to break up the soil in addition to a spade for moving the dirt. With a metal tip, a spade can both break and move the earth in most situations, increasing efficiency.
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Spade (noun)
A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
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Spade (noun)
A playing card marked with the symbol ♠.
“I’ve got only one spade in my hand.”
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Spade (noun)
A black person.
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Spade (noun)
A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.
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Spade (noun)
A hart or stag three years old.
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Spade (noun)
A castrated man or animal.
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Spade (verb)
To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
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Hoe (noun)
An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
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Hoe (noun)
The horned or piked dogfish.
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Hoe (noun)
alternative spelling of ho.
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Hoe (noun)
A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
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Hoe (verb)
To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
“to hoe the earth in a garden”
“Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration.”
“I always take a shower after I hoe in my garden.”
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Hoe (verb)
To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
“to hoe corn”
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Hoe (verb)
alternative spelling of ho.