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backhoe

noun
/ˈbæk.həʊ/

Etymology

From back + hoe.

  1. derived from *hawwaną✻
  2. derived from *hauwan✻ — “to hew”
  3. derived from *hauwā✻
  4. derived from hoe
  5. inherited from howe
  6. compounded as backhoe — “back + hoe”

Definitions

  1. A piece of excavating equipment, either an integral subassembly or an attachment,…

    A piece of excavating equipment, either an integral subassembly or an attachment, consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth; used in excavator/digger and backhoe tractors.

  2. Ellipsis of backhoe tractor

    Ellipsis of backhoe tractor: A specialized tractor with the backhoe subassembly. This type of tractor has been superceded by the backhoe loader and trackhoe in most roles.

  3. Ellipsis of backhoe loader

    Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

    • Meronym: front-end loader
    • The backhoe is only one type of heavy equipment for rent.[…]I heard about a couple of tool-rental outfits near Chicago that were doing a brisk business renting backhoes and other heavy equipment to homeowners
    • I'll recommend a good way to calculate backhoe production rates. Then we'll look at the two backhoes you'll be using, the wheeled backhoe and the tracked backhoe.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To excavate using such equipment.

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Derived

backhoe loader

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA