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CULTIVATION
The technique of weeding and hoeing for the purpose of increasing the air in the to layers of the soil and to break up the soil so water will penetrate.

CULVERT
A pipe-like construction of concrete that passes under a road to allow drainage.

CUNEIFORM
Wedge shaped.

CUP HOOK
Small, open-ended hook with the opposite end of the hook threaded so that it can be screwed into wood to hold an object.

CUPOLA
A dome, especially a small dome on a circular or polygonal base crowning a roof or turret. Usually only decorative in modern homes. Older cupolas can be reached by stairs. Also known as a Crow's Nest.

CUPOLA
A small dome-like structure on top of a roof. Cupola is Latin for "little barrel" and the word cup derives from cupola.

CUPPED TAPER
Defective wallboard panel, which has a concave indentation on the tapered edge making it thicker than the center. Concealing the joint is difficult and must have extra joint compound used in the cupped area.

CUPPING
A "concave" or "dished" appearance of individual strips, with the edges raised above the center. (Opposite of crowning.).

CUPPING THE MORTAR
When laying block, the mortar is laid, cut and rolled with a trowel off the mortarboard.

CUPRONICKEL
An alloy of copper and nickel, which is used in the manufacturing of hardware and in some coins. Also called nickel silver it is white in color and tarnish-free as well as being corrosion resistant with higher temperature properties than other copper alloys.

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