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A DICTIONARY OF<br />

TRONERA, (1) Mex. chimney ; channel ; flue (Dwight) ; (2) troneras,<br />

Cerro de Pasco, Peru, holes in the brick cone or chimney used in heap<br />

coking (E. D. Canseco).<br />

TROZA, trunk <strong>of</strong> a tree to be sawn into boards (Velazquez), see tronco (1).<br />

TROZADOR, Col. cross-cut saw, syn. sierra Mex. sardina.<br />

(2) de traves, or de trozar,<br />

TROZAR, see u. sierra (2).<br />

TROZO, piece or part <strong>of</strong> a thing cut <strong>of</strong>f ; t. de madera, log <strong>of</strong> wood, set<br />

tronco (1) ; rail, portion <strong>of</strong> a line, trunk (Fr. tronc,on) ;<br />

TRUC (from Engl. truck),<br />

section <strong>of</strong> work.<br />

see u. plataforma (4).<br />

TRUCHA, crane, see grua.<br />

TRUEQUE, Mex. truck or trolley (for tramway-bucket) ; truck <strong>of</strong> a<br />

railway-car (Dwight).<br />

TRULLA, mas. trowel, syn. liana (1), paleta (6), palustre, see paletada,<br />

plana.<br />

TUBERA, twyer, see tobera.<br />

TUBERIA, tubing ; series or set <strong>of</strong> pipes or tubes, see caneria (2), u.<br />

desagiie (1) ; t. aspirante, suction tubing ; t. de aspiraci6n, set <strong>of</strong><br />

suction-tubes ; t. de descarga, pump, delivery tubing ; t. de sondeo,<br />

bor. tubing, see entubado 1<br />

( ) ; t. impelente, discharge tubing.<br />

TUBO, (1) tube or pipe, see arcaduz (1), atanor, u. caneria, carlo (2),<br />

canon (1), u. conducto ;<br />

t. agotado, exhaust-pipe ; t. a vapor, steampipe<br />

; t. de aspiration, suction-pipe ; pump, wind-bore ; t. de des-<br />

carga, delivery-pipe ; t. de eduction, exhaust-pipe ; t. de enchufe,<br />

suction-hose ; t. de equilibrio, bor. Chaudron's equilibrium tube, or<br />

central tube attached to the false bottom (Fr. cuvette) ; t. de man-<br />

guera, hose-pipe ; t. de sobrante, waste-pipe ; t. de ventilation, vent,<br />

core tube <strong>of</strong> a diamond drill<br />

air-pipe, see caja (20) ; tubo-estuche,<br />

(Fr. tube-carottier) ; tubes elevadores, pumps or pump-trees ; t. de<br />

vidrio, lamp-chimney or tube, syn. bomba (6), bombilla (1), see v^<br />

canon (1) ; (2) t. de humo, smoke-stack ; (3) eng. tunnel, see tunel.<br />

TUCURABABI, Matape, Son. Mex. altered granite (granito). NOTE.<br />

Name probably <strong>of</strong> Apache origin ; see tucurubay.<br />

TUCURUBAY, a kind <strong>of</strong> gravel (Lucas), see tucurababi.<br />

TLJECA, TUECO, cavity made by wood-lice in timber, see comejen (1).<br />

TUERCA, nut or female screw, syn. hembra (3), matriz (2), equiv. Minas<br />

Geraes, Braz. botao, Port, porca.<br />

TUESTE, roasting, see tostacion.<br />

TUFO, tuff, see toba(l).<br />

TUMBA, t. de montes, Span. Am. felling <strong>of</strong> trees.<br />

TUMBADOR, Span. Am. woodsman (Ponce de Leon).<br />

TUMBAGA (pinchbeck), Col. an alloy <strong>of</strong> equal parts <strong>of</strong> gold,<br />

copper, comp. tumbago.<br />

TUMBAGO, Ant. Col. gold <strong>of</strong> low grade, comp. tumbaga.<br />

TUMBAR, (1) Mex. to break ground, win or get, see arrancar ;<br />

cascajo, see cascajear ;<br />

silver and<br />

t. el<br />

t. las tierras de asiento (7), to win a deposit <strong>of</strong><br />

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