English

hoebag

From hoe + bag.

A compound of hoe + bag

Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- ‘to beat, hew, forge’

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Frankish *hauwan ‘to hew’

Frankish *hauwā

Anglo-Norman houe

Middle English howe

English hoe

Old Norse baggi ‘bag, pack, satchel, bundle’

Middle English bagge ‘a fabric container’

English bag

Today it means

noun A promiscuous woman.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.