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hori-hori en · NOUN

Etymology

From Japanese, ultimately from verb 掘る (horu, “to dig”).

Meanings

1. A Japanese weeding knife
   • Detectorists may also carry headphones, a metal detecting shovel, hand tools such as a hori-hori (a serrated, steel hand shovel), a “finds pouch,” and a hand-held precision detector called a pinpointer. 2021 May 31, Alexandra Marvar, “The New Detectorists”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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