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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hoe

Summary

hoe ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,553 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hoe is a type of agricultural tool[2].
  • hoe is used for tillage[3].
  • hoe is used for weeding[4].
  • hoe's Commons category is recorded as Hoes[5].
  • hoe's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[6].
  • hoe's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • hoe's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • hoe's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • hoe's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • hoe's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • hoe's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12].
  • hoe's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[13].
  • hoe's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[14].
  • hoe's name in kana is recorded as くわ[15].
  • hoe's different from is recorded as Motyka[16].
  • hoe's MCN code is recorded as 8201.30.00[17].
  • hoe's exact match is recorded as https://ids.clld.org/parameters/8-250[18].
  • hoe's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
  • hoe's P14541 is recorded as 1CJQ78[20].

Body

Definition and Type

hoe is a type of agricultural tool[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include tillage[3] and weeding[4].

Why It Matters

hoe ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,553 views/month).[1] 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]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Marbletan · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ami', 'an', 'ar', 'ary', 'ast', 'az', 'ban', 'bar', 'bbc', 'bcl', 'be', 'be_x_
    Sitelink count → 109
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P18]]: FarmingZambia.jpg"
  2. 7w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C8080
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C8080, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  3. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Krupa
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295585, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  4. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1CJQ78
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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