Glossary C

Cross-bar is described as the horizontal member of a roof timber set supported by props located either on roadways or at the face.

Cab refers to the control room on a truck, where the driver sits. Cab is likewise a part of a locomotive unit with the operating controls for the engine and seats for the train and engine crew.
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Cab forward (Cab forward means the cab is over the motor but ...)

Cable box is an electrical box used to serve as a mounting device for outlets and switches and to protect the wire connections.
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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): cables, Boxen, Boxes

Cable cutter refers to a device with long handles for leverage, whose jaws have curved cutting edges, which, while similar to a bolt cutter, is used for cutting metal rope-type cable.
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Cable (Cable is characterized as thick heavy rope that ...)

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): cables

Calculating machine is referring to a machine used to compute and record statistical, accounting, and other numerical data. This machine is used for calculating mathematical processes, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.
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Calve means giving birth to a calf. The term is the same as parturition.
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Can crusher is described as a motor-driven machine with rollers or reciprocating plates or arms to crush cans and break bottles. The unit mounts on stand with space under for refuse receptacle to receive crushed articles. Also called can and bottle crusher.

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): Canes, crushers

Canoe is defined as a boat made from a wood frame, covered with birch bark and made waterproof with resin (sap) from pine or balsam trees. It was very light and manoeuverable.