schoffel — meaning in English

English meaning

• hoe noun A hand tool with a long handle and flat blade, used for weeding and turning soil.
• scuffle noun A brief, disorganized fight or struggle at close quarters.

Senses

schoffel is used for these senses in English:

• hoe (when not otherwise specified) An agricultural and horticultural hand tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds by hand.
• scuffle A type of hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling, with a sharp blade parallel with the worked surface; an instance of this type.

hoe — full definition

1. noun A hand tool with a long handle and flat blade, used for weeding and turning soil.
2. verb To dig, weed, or work soil using a hoe.

scuffle — full definition

1. noun A brief, disorganized fight or struggle at close quarters.
2. verb To fight or struggle briefly and messily at close range.

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