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  2. JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer) - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, JCB set up its fourth manufacturing facility in India. [13] In 2014, it was reported that three out of every four pieces of construction equipment sold in India was a JCB, and that its Indian operations accounted for 17.5% of its total revenue. [14] JCB-based memes have also become prevalent in India. [15]

  3. JCB - Wikipedia

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    JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer), a British manufacturer of heavy industrial and agricultural vehicles JCB (callsign JAYSEEBEE; ICAO airline code JCB); see List of airline codes (J) JCB (credit card company), originally Japan Credit Bureau, a credit card company based in Tokyo, Japan; JCB (wine label), a wine label by vinter Jean-Charles Boisset

  4. Mail carrier - Wikipedia

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    19th-century English postman . A mail carrier, also referred to as a mailman, mailwoman, mailperson, postal carrier, postman, postwoman, postperson, person of post, [1] letter carrier (in American English), or colloquially postie (in Australia, [2] Canada, [3] New Zealand, [4] and the United Kingdom [5]), is an employee of a post office or postal service who delivers mail and parcel post to ...

  5. Gender marking in job titles - Wikipedia

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    Proponents of gender-neutral job titles believe that such titles should be used, especially when referring to hypothetical persons. For example, firefighter instead of fireman; mail carrier, letter carrier, or post worker rather than mailman; flight attendant instead of steward or stewardess; bartender instead of barman or barmaid. In the rare ...

  6. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    pushable vehicle for transporting babies, also called stroller, buggy or regionally baby coach (UK: perambulator (very old-fashioned or formal), pram, or, for the type that an older baby sits rather than lies in, pushchair) [30] [31]

  7. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    JCB generic name for a mechanical excavator or backhoe loader, based on the eponymously named company which manufactures such devices. jemmy To break into a lock, from the tool that is used in such an occasion as burglary (US: jimmy) jerry (slang) pejorative term for a German or Germans jerrybuilt or jerry-built

  8. Common carrier - Wikipedia

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    A common carrier in common law countries (corresponding to a public carrier in some civil law systems, [1] usually called simply a carrier) [2] is a person or company that transports goods or people for any person or company and is responsible for any possible loss of the goods during transport.

  9. One-letter word - Wikipedia

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    A one-letter word is a word composed of a single letter. The application of this apparently simple definition is complex, due to the difficulty of defining the notions of word and letter. One-letter words have an uncertain status in language theory, dictionaries and social usage.