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shackle
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shackle
a bar 2.5 ft long with an iron loop at either end, used in restraint of large pigs. A chain is threaded through the loops and around the lower hindlimbs of the pig. When the chain is pulled the pig is stretched and is cast with the limbs held wide apart.
A similar device is used in the abattoir to lift the live pig before it is slaughtered and scalded.


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clevis pins, washers and cotter pins replacing the E clips * roller-bearing style cam follower assembly replacing the three cam followers on the CH-47 * new quick-release pin and lanyard for the UH-60 travel lock * more durable brass-and-links catch bag and a shorter, more durable collector assembly The catch bags and collector assemblies will be issued as no-cost replacements during FY 09.
Dorian Bowen, 33, of Clevis Crescent, Porthcawl, had previously denied supplying the class A drug to 42-year-old Grant Patrick Kingman and was due to face trial before a jury next month.
The Hall Partnership solution involved the creation of stainless steel armatures at each floor suspended by 2" diameter clevis / rod assemblies and expansion bolted back to the existing concrete spandrel beams so that each floor supported its portion of the chimney face brick independently; similar to a cigarette girl's tray.
 
 
 
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