Definition of backhoe
: an excavating machine having a bucket that is attached to a rigid bar hinged to a boom and that is drawn toward the machine in operation
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Recent Examples of backhoe from the Web
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DiNardo then allegedly used a backhoe to dig a hole about 6-feet deep, and buried Patrick inside.
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Dinardo allegedly used a backhoe to dig a 6-foot-deep hole and bury Patrick, investigators said.
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Another man came to field-dress the bull, and hauled it away with a backhoe, but left the cow, the hunters told Baird.
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In an interview on Saturday, Luna described frantic days when the Comcast contractors came to Weston Lakes with backhoes and boring machines in June 2015.
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Construction equipment, including a backhoe, was used in the search.
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Investigators blocked traffic on Mussey Avenue just before noon and brought construction equipment, including a backhoe, to the site.
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Indeed, his White House advisers and GOP leaders in Congress are bracing themselves for a worst-case scenario in which the President trades his shovel for a backhoe by firing Mueller.
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On Wednesday, crews with backhoes set dozens of washing machine-sized bags of rock and sand on the sides of roadways to hold back water.
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First Known Use of backhoe
1928
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playDefinition of backhoe for English Language Learners
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: a large machine that digs into the ground with a metal scoop
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