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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

back•hoe n.

Building, Civil Engineering, Buildinga 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′.

back¹ + hoe 1940–45

In Lists: Construction equipment, more...

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