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Record 1 1998-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
CONT

Scuffle hoes, among the best kinds are those known as the English scuffle hoe and the Dutch hoe, have a blade set at much less than right angles to the handle, (The) blade (is rested) on the ground and (the handle pushed) with a series of short to longish forward and backward strokes so that the blades slides an inch or slightly more below the surface, cutting off all weeds and breaking up the surface crust. (The) operator works backwards and does not step on the newly loosened soil.

Key term(s)
  • thrust hoe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
DEF

Outil de jardinage servant à faire de légers sarclages et binages.

Spanish

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