Sep 25, 2019it's a hard question to answer definitively—because the meaning of "ho/hoe" is affected by its cultural associations. 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. 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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