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backhoe

The correct spelling is backhoe.

How to pronounce backhoe

/ˈbæk.həʊ/
noun

IPA: /ˈbæk.həʊ/

Say it like: Bak-hoe

The correct spelling is backhoe. A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth.
  2. 2.A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket.

verb

  1. 1.To excavate using such equipment.

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