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JCB
(JCB)
Pronunciation:
/ʤeɪsiːˈbiː/
noun
British
trademark
a type of mechanical excavator with a shovel at the front and a digging arm at the rear:
[
as modifier
]
:
a JCB digger
Origin:
1960s
: the initials of
J. C. B
amford, the makers
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