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See also:CALTROP (from the See also:Mid. Eng. calketrappe, probably derived from the See also:Lat. calx, a See also:heel, and trappa, See also:Late Lat. for a snare) , an See also:iron See also:ball, used as an obstacle against See also: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 See also:species of thistles . CALUIRE-ET-CUIRE, a See also:town of eastern See also:France, in the See also:department of See also:Rhone, 21 M . N. by E. of See also:Lyons by See also:rail . Pop . (1906) 9255 . It has manufactures of coarse earthenware and hard-See also:ware, See also:copper and See also:bronze foundries and nursery-gardens . |
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