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BACKHOE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("backhoe" is a kind of...):
digger; excavator; power shovel; shovel (a machine for excavating)
Meronyms (parts of "backhoe"):
scoop; scoop shovel (the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe)
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