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caltrop

(n): tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
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about 5 hours ago bilby said:

"The 37 caltrops found in the garage of the home, nail-like devices used to stop traffic or puncture wheels, are also not evidence or conspiracy to commit a riot, Nestor says. 'Did they have some devices to try to block traffic? Maybe so,' Nestor asserts. 'But does that mean they should be arrested on conspiracy charges? Not at all. This was intended to halt the protests.'”
- Molly Priesmeyer, 'Police seize ‘propaganda literature,’ staples, curtain rods, and caltrops from raided home on 17th Avenue' in Minnesota Independent, 30 August 2008.

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