backhoe

backhoe
1. noun
a) A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket on the end of an articulated arm; drawn backwards to move earth.
b) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted backhoe.
Syn: backhoe loader, backhoe endloader
2. verb
to use such equipment

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