backhoe: Meaning and Definition of

back•hoe

Pronunciation: (bak'hō"), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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