EXCAVATOR
\ˈɛkskəvˌe͡ɪtə], \ˈɛkskəvˌeɪtə], \ˈɛ_k_s_k_ə_v_ˌeɪ_t_ə]\
Definitions of EXCAVATOR
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.
By Oddity Software
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One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine, as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.
By Noah Webster.
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1. An instrument like a large sharp spoon or scoop, employed in scraping out pathological tissue. 2. In dentistry a tool for cleaning out and shaping a carious cavity preparatory to filling.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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