hoen.[OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG. houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See Hew to cut.]1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.()2. (Zol.) The horned or piked dogfish. See Dogfish.()Dutch hoe, one having the blade set for use in the manner of a spade. -- Horse hoe, a kind of cultivator.()v. t.[Cf. F. houer.] To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn.()To hoe one's row, to do one's share of a job. [Colloq.]()v. i. To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.()