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binette — meaning in English

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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

binette is used for these senses in English:

  • emoticon A graphical representation of a particular emotion of the writer, used especially in SMS, email, or other electronic communication.
  • 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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