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/bak"hoh'/, n.a hydraulic excavating machine consisting of a tractor having an attached hinged boom, with a bucket with movable jaws on the end of the boom.Also, back-hoe, back hoe.[1940-45; BACK1 + HOE]
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Backhoe loader — [ thumb|right|A backhoe with a snow plow attachment clearing snow] Backhoe loader, also called a loader backhoe, and commonly shortened to backhoe, is an engineering vehicle, which consists of a tractor, fitted with a shovel/bucket on the front… … Wikipedia
backhoe — noun Date: 1928 an excavating machine having a bucket that is attached to a rigid bar hinged to a boom and that is drawn toward the machine in operation … New Collegiate Dictionary
backhoe — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. excavator, *digger, earth mover, heavy machinery … English dictionary for students
backhoe — back|hoe [ˈbækhəu US hou] n AmE a large digging machine used for making roads etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
backhoe — back|hoe [ bæk,hou ] noun count a large machine used for digging holes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
