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CALTROP (from the
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Mid. Eng. calketrappe, probably derived from the
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Lat. calx, a
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heel, and trappa,
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Late Lat. for a snare)  , an
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iron
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ball, used as an obstacle against
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cavalry, with four spikes so arranged, that however placed in or on the ground, one spike always points upwards . It is also the botanical name for several
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species of thistles . CALUIRE-ET-CUIRE, a
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town of eastern
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France, in the
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department of
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Rhone, 21 M . N. by E. of
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Lyons by
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rail . Pop . (1906) 9255 . It has manufactures of coarse earthenware and hard-
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ware,
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copper and
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bronze foundries and nursery-gardens .

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