In message -hctertsdd, David D
Stretch writes
My Chinese relatives normally use a different kind of digging tool than the
typical kind of spade that most people in the UK would use. I was persuaded
by them to buy one.
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We do not seem to have any English name for the
implement.
A Chillington hoe is a name I've heard.

They are also popular in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, Italy,
Greece. I have one, which I bought in Spain, as do several people on
our allotments, who are Greek, Italian : )
I find them good for breaking hard ground and chopping up lumps of clay
soil.

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