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JCB is an abbreviation of JC Bamford, a British manufacturer of heavy industrial vehicles such as bulldozers and diggers (backhoes in US English). The initials, displayed in heavy black type on bright yellow paintwork, are so familiar that many people refer to all similar machines as JCBs, regardless of their manufacturer.

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