Jul 2, 2022oed (possibly paywalled) indicates that this use of ho does not predate the twentieth century, and does not list this meaning for hoe at all. Sep 25, 2019it's a hard question to answer definitively—because the meaning of "ho/hoe" is affected by its cultural associations. Mar 27, 2012i believe the road/hoe, and the road/hold sayings are the results of mishearing, or purposely changing the original row/hoe saying.
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