Definitions for backhoeˈbækˌhoʊ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
back•hoeˈbækˌhoʊ(n.)
an excavating machine with a bucket attached to a hinged boom that digs by being drawn toward the machine.
Category: Building Trades, Civil Engineering
Origin of backhoe:
1940–1945
Princeton's WordNet
backhoe(noun)
an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
Wiktionary
backhoe(Noun)
A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket on the end of an articulated arm; drawn backwards to move earth.
backhoe(Noun)
A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted backhoe.
backhoe(Verb)
To excavate using such equipment.
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