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grub-hoe

Parf of speech: Noun, OED Year: 1884, OED Evaluation: N/A

Grub-axe (= implement used in grubbing up roots, stumps, etc.)

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Interviewer: Uh-huh. How did they take out the stumps? Speaker: Eh? Interviewer: How did- Speaker: Chopped them out of the stone with a- an axe. And this old grubhoe. Grubhoe, they called it. You couldn't break it, you-know.
Grub-axe (= implement used in grubbing up roots, stumps, etc.)
Speaker: Marvin Donaldson, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 93, Interview: 1977, Lanark County
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