backhoe

/ˈbækˌ(h)oʊ/
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Other forms: backhoes

Definitions of backhoe
  1. noun
    an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
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    type of:
    digger, excavator, power shovel, shovel
    a machine for excavating
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