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binette vs houe

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French term or phrase:binette vs houe
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09:55 Dec 14, 2008
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Science - Botany / tools
French term or phrase: binette vs houe
Basically, I'm trying to differentiate between the two and find the corresponding English-language terms. From what I can see, the binette is smaller than the houe.

My text says that the 'binette' is a tool that allows you to loosen the earth and to cut weeds. And that it is smaller than 'la houe'.

So, is the 'binette' simply a 'garden hoe' or perhaps a 'Dutch hoe' and the 'houe' a 'nursery hoe'???


Gardening : Tools / Equipment : A Survey of Hoes : Home & Garden ... - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
Nursery hoe. Essentially a heavy-duty version of the garden hoe, it's made of forged steel, yet is fairly lightweight. It's more expensive than the garden ...
www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_tools_equipment/article/0,1785,HGTV_36... 1383897,00.html - 45k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/H/AE_hoe.html

Garden hoe
A hoe with a long handle that has a flat blade set at a right angle on the end. Garden hoes come in widths ranging from 2½ inches to 8 inches wide. They are used to weed and groom the soil around shallow rooted plants. They can also be used to chop off annual weeds (perennial weeds need to be dug out completely) and plants at ground level.

Nursery hoe
A heavy-duty version of the garden hoe. Nursery hoes are made of forged steel, yet are still fairly lightweight. They are more expensive than garden hoes, but sturdier and especially good for working under low growth or close to plants.



I'm not sure. Any ideas gratefully received!

MTIA,



Sheila
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 10:26
see below !
Explanation:
A binette is a hoe but a small sharper one; the problem is in English both are called 'hoe'; but technically the botanical lexicon (NYU) gives : binette = pull hoe (weeder usually with one cutting edge)
houe = traditional model hoe, used to break up soil, usually push-type
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4 +2see below !
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4 +1Dutch hoe / (ordinary) hoe
Tony M
4cutting hoe vs draw hoe
SJLD


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see below !


Explanation:
A binette is a hoe but a small sharper one; the problem is in English both are called 'hoe'; but technically the botanical lexicon (NYU) gives : binette = pull hoe (weeder usually with one cutting edge)
houe = traditional model hoe, used to break up soil, usually push-type


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Iraq
Local time: 10:26
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agree  Bourth (X): Precisely. Though "push type" puzzles me.
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agree  Jennie Knapp
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binette / houe
Dutch hoe / (ordinary) hoe


Explanation:
binette = Dutch hoe

http://www.lazydogtools.co.uk/acatalog/dutch_hoe_smaller.jpg

houe = (ordinary) hoe

http://www.bartleby.com/images/A4images/A4hoe.jpg

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-12-14 10:08:31 GMT)
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This is at least how my gardening neighbour differentiates them!

Tony M
France
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Rachel Fell: houe - draw hoe? http://www.tooled-up.com/SubCategory.asp?CID=3&SCID=112
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Rachel! Not personally familiar with that term in the UK, but then I'm no gardener either!
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cutting hoe vs draw hoe


Explanation:
http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/tools.htm

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-14 11:51:00 GMT)
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http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/weed_control/garden_hoe_types....

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-14 11:52:49 GMT)
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A Dutch hoe is just one type of "binette" or cutting hoe.

SJLD
Local time: 10:26
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