Here the small hoe is seen in the hands of both men and women.

The seed furrow is opened either by a small hoe or a so-called shoe or disk.

One turned the thick soil with a small hoe, the other threw it into a basket sieve.

Mrs. Bunker, in the dazzling sun, bending over her peas and lettuces with a small hoe, felt the comfort of her brown holland sunbonnet.