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hoe culture — noun also hoe agriculture or hoe cultivation : the growing of crops by hand methods including use of a hoe for stirring the soil … Useful english dictionary
Hoe-farming — is a collective term for certain forms of agriculture. In the farming of some early societies, and in some traditional cultures of the recent times or the near past, the tillage was done with simple manual tools like digging stick or hoe, for… … Wikipedia
cultivation — /kul teuh vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or art of cultivating. 2. the state of being cultivated. 3. culture; refinement. [1690 1700; CULTIVATE + ION] Syn. 3. gentility, breeding, taste. * * * Loosening and breaking up (tilling) of the soil. The soil … Universalium
Shifting cultivation — For methods, see slash and burn Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting… … Wikipedia
rotary hoe — /roʊtəri ˈhoʊ/ (say rohtuhree hoh) noun 1. a wheeled implement with many finger like extensions, pulled over the ground for early crop cultivation and destruction of weeds; claw hoe. 2. a mechanical hoe with power driven rotary blades which slice …
prong hoe — noun : a hand implement equipped with two or more curved prongs and used for garden hoeing or cultivation … Useful english dictionary
pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th … Universalium
Zambia — Zambian, adj., n. /zam bee euh/, n. a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 9,349,975; 288,130 sq. mi.… … Universalium
Kikuyu — /ki kooh yooh/, n., pl. Kikuyus, (esp. collectively) Kikuyu. 1. a member of an indigenous people of Kenya having an agricultural economy and notable as being the originators of the Mau Mau. 2. the language of the Kikuyu, a Bantu language. 3.… … Universalium
Pedi people — Pedis (Bapedi) Total population 4,204,358 (2001 Census) Regions with significant populations … Wikipedia
