Hoe

Bengali translation: Lomba Bautjukto Kodal Bishesh

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English term or phrase:Hoe
Bengali translation:Lomba Bautjukto Kodal Bishesh
Entered by: Mahdi Ansar

13:31 Dec 26, 2003
English to Bengali translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Hoe
A tool for loosening the soil, uprooting weeds among growing crops etc.
Mahdi Ansar
Hoe=kodali
Explanation:
A hoe is nothing but a kodali.
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hira
India
Local time: 01:39
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4 +1NIRANI/KHANTA/KHURPI
Subhamay Ray (X)
5Hoe=kodali
hira
4PhAvaDA
Rajan Chopra


  

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NIRANI/KHANTA/KHURPI


Explanation:
Any one of these. I prefer the first.

Subhamay Ray (X)
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in pair: 81

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Hoe=kodali


Explanation:
A hoe is nothing but a kodali.

hira
India
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in AssameseAssamese, Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in pair: 3
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PhAvaDA


Explanation:
Hoe is a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle

A tool with a flat blade attached approximately at a right angle to a long handle, used for weeding, cultivating, and gardening

Main Entry: 1hoe
Pronunciation: 'hO
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English howe, from Middle French houe, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German houwa mattock, houwan to hew -- more at HEW
Date: 14th century
1 : any of various implements for tilling, mixing, or raking; especially : an implement with a thin flat blade on a long handle used especially for cultivating, weeding, or loosening the earth around plants

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Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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