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tabernacle
A container for a pyx which is often a canopied niche in a wall.

RT pyx

CL religion or ritual
BT religious structural object

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table
A flat surface supported by legs used for many purposes.

CL furnishings and furniture
BT furniture
NT bench (table)
NT desk

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table linen
All linen used at the table, including tablecloths.

CL furnishings and furniture
BT furnishing

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tableman
A playing piece for the medieval game of table.

CL sports and games
BT gaming piece

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tack
A sharp pointed nail with a large flat head.

CL unassigned
BT fastening

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tag
An object designed to be the end of a lace or simimlar to aid the insertion of the lace through a loop or eyelet.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing fastening
NT hooked tag
NT lace tag

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talisman

USE amulet

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tally
A piece of wood scored across with notches for the items of an account and then split into halves of which each party kept one.

CL measurement

UF tally stick

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tally stick

USE tally

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tambourine
A circular frame with a stretched membrane and small cymbals in the frame.

CL music
BT musical instrument <by membrane>

UF timbrel

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tank
A large container or reservoir for liquids or gases.

CL container
BT food and liquid storage container

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tankard
A large one handled drinking vessel, sometimes fitted with a hinged lid.

CL container
BT drinking vessel

CL food preparation and consumption
BT drinking vessel

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tap
A device to limit the amount of liquid coming from a pipe or hole.

CL unassigned

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tap key
A tap inserted into a barrel to allow liquid to be drawn from it.

CL tools and equipment

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taper
A long slim candle used for igniting objects.

CL heating and lighting
BT igniting accessory

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tapestry
Large wall hung tapestries only.

CL furnishings and furniture
BT wall hanging

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targe
A small shield.

CL armour and weapons
BT shield

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target
A small round shield.

CL armour and weapons
BT shield

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tazza
A Roman wine cup with a shallow bowl and a circular foot.

CL container
BT drinking vessel

CL food preparation and consumption
BT drinking vessel

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tegula
A flat tile with raised or flanged edges, used with imbrex for roofing.

CL architecture
BT roof tile

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template
A pattern cut out in wood or metal to help shape something accurately or to reproduce shapes.

CL manufacture and processing

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tent
A portable shelter, usually of fabric or leather.

CL unassigned
NT wigwam

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tenterhook
Hook used to support cloth on a tenter frame after fulling to dry the cloth.

CL tools and equipment
BT textile equipment

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terret

USE harness fitting

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terret ring

USE harness fitting

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tessera
A cube of material used to make up a mosaic.

RT mosaic

CL architecture
BT architectural fragment

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textile
Woven material.

RT braid
RT lace (textile)

CL unassigned

UF cloth

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<textile equipment>
Equipment used in the production of textiles.

CL tools and equipment
NT bobbin
NT carder
NT carding comb
NT distaff
NT heckle
NT heddle rod
NT loom
NT loomweight
NT shuttle
NT spindle
NT spindle whorl
NT tenterhook
NT thimble
NT weaving batten
NT weaving comb
NT weaving tablet
NT weft beater

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thatching needle
A needle used to sew together thatch.

CL tools and equipment
BT needle

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theatre costume
Dress designed to be worn for theatrical purposes.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT costume

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thermometer
An instrument designed to measure temperature.

CL measurement

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thimble
A small cap for protecting the finger or thumb whilst sewing.

CL tools and equipment
BT textile equipment

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thread bobbin
A bobbin where thread is wound around it, used for example in spinning and weaving

CL tools and equipment
BT bobbin

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thread picker

USE weft beater

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thresher
A machine for mechanically separating the grain from the straw and husks.

CL agriculture and subsistence
BT threshing and winnowing object

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<threshing and winnowing object>
Objects used to thresh and winnow crops.

CL agriculture and subsistence
NT flail
NT thresher
NT threshing tray
NT winnower
NT winnowing basket
NT winnowing fan
NT winnowing fork

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threshing tray
A tray used for separating the grain from husks and straw.

CL agriculture and subsistence
BT threshing and winnowing object

CL container
BT food gathering and preparation container

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throne
A seat of state, often highly decorative, used by monarchs, bishops, etc.

CL signs or symbols
BT power symbol

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throwing axe
An axe designed and weighted to be thrown.

CL armour and weapons
BT edged weapon
NT francisca
BT projectile
NT francisca

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thumb nail scraper
A small semi circular scraper current in the Bronze Age.

CL tools and equipment
BT scraper (tool)

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thumbscrew
An instrument of torture used to compress one or both thumbs.

CL punishment and restraint

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thurible

USE censer

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tiara
A semi circular jewelled headdress for formal occasions.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT head ornament

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tibia

USE reed pipe

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tie bar
A piece of metal or timber holding two elements together.

CL architecture
BT architectural element

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tile
A slab which can be decorated, shaped, hollow etc. Used for a variety of purposes in construction.

CL architecture
BT architectural fragment
NT floor tile
NT flue tile
NT roof tile

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timber dog
An iron rod with both ends sharpened and turned down, used for holding timbers together.

CL unassigned
BT staple

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timbrel

USE tambourine

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<time measuring instrument>
An instrument used to measure the passing of time.

CL measurement
NT calendar
NT clock
NT gnomon
NT moondial
NT sand glass
NT sundial
NT watch

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tinder box
A box containing tinder, any dry inflammable material, usually also contains flint and steel for lighting fires.

CL heating and lighting
BT igniting accessory

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tippet (cape)
Woman's fur cape for the shoulders.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing accessory

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tippet (stole)
Long stole worn by Anglican clergy during a service.

CL signs or symbols
BT personal symbol

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tobacco bag

USE tobacco holder

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tobacco basket

USE tobacco holder

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tobacco box

USE tobacco holder

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tobacco case

USE tobacco holder

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tobacco flask

USE tobacco holder

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tobacco holder
A container for the storage of tobacco.

CL container
BT container <by function>

UF tobacco bag
UF tobacco basket
UF tobacco box
UF tobacco case
UF tobacco flask
UF tobacco jar
UF tobacco pot

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tobacco jar

USE tobacco holder

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tobacco pipe
A pipe used for smoking tobacco.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT pipe (smoking)

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tobacco pot

USE tobacco holder

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tobacco pouch
A pouch for containing tobacco.

tobe
An African cloth garment.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT outerwear

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toe ring
A ring worn on a toe.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT jewellery

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toggle
An object which fastens cross ways.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing fastening

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<toilet article>
This includes all articles created to be used for personal care, hygiene, grooming and cosmetic activities.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal accessory
NT cosmetic article
NT personal grooming and hygiene item

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toilet set
Use appropriate term.

USE cosmetic set
USE manicure set

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token
An unofficial, usually local, substitute for coinage, which could be exchanged directly for goods or services in certain areas or with specified retailers.

CL currency

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tomb
A grave or sepulchre including a monument.

CL religion or ritual
BT death burial or funerary object
BT religious structural object

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tombstone
A stone placed across a grave.

CL religion or ritual
BT death burial or funerary object
BT religious structural object

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tongs
Twin bars riveted together which can open and close allowing it to grip objects, usually to lift and move them.

CL tools and equipment
BT gripping equipment
NT fire tongs

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<tool by product>
A by-product created during the manufacture of a tool.

CL manufacture and processing
BT by product
NT burin spall
NT debitage
NT microburin

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<tool making equipment>
Equipment used in the making of tools.

CL tools and equipment
NT fabricator
NT hammerstone

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CLASS - TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Tools and equipment with a specific function and those for which a function cannot be assigned with any degree of certainty. Where the function is known, the term is also included under the relevant Class.

NT aludel
NT anvil
NT ard
NT bellows
NT blowpipe (tool)
NT brush
NT caulking tool
NT clamp
NT combination tool
NT cotton gin
NT creaser
NT crowbar
NT cutting equipment
NT digging equipment
NT drilling equipment
NT fire hook
NT flatter
NT fuller
NT funnel
NT grappling iron
NT grinding equipment
NT gripping equipment
NT key (locking)
NT kiln furniture
NT knitting needle
NT lace pillow
NT ladder
NT ladle
NT laurel leaf
NT lever
NT lithic implement
NT locking mechanism
NT marking equipment
NT microlith
NT moulding equipment
NT palette (artists)
NT piercing equipment
NT pin cushion
NT pipe rack
NT pitchfork
NT plumb bob
NT poker
NT potters tool
NT potters wheel
NT pressing and crushing equipment
NT probe
NT pulley
NT rake
NT reamer
NT rippler
NT scoop
NT serrated implement
NT sharpening equipment
NT sieve
NT slicker
NT smoothing equipment
NT snarling iron
NT soldering lamp
NT spatula
NT spoon
NT spud
NT strainer
NT strike a light
NT striking equipment
NT swage
NT tap key
NT textile equipment
NT tool making equipment
NT touchstone
NT trowel
NT tuyere
NT wedge
NT well winder
NT wheelbarrow
NT yarn twister
NT yoke (human)

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tooth pick
An object used to pick the teeth with.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT washing and cleansing item

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toothbrush
A small brush used fro cleaning teeth.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT washing and cleansing item

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torc
A necklace or armband made of metal.

RT hoard

CL dress and personal accessories
BT jewellery

UF wrist torc

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tortoise core

USE levallois core

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torus

USE column

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touchstone
A stone used to test how genuine an object is by rubbing the object against the stone, particularly used for testing gold and silver.

CL tools and equipment

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toy
An item designed to be played with by children.

CL sports and games
NT doll
NT puppet
NT spinning top

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tranchet axehead
A chisel ended flaked axehead common in the Mesolithic.

CL tools and equipment
BT axehead

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tranchet flake
Characteristic waste flakes struck off in the manufacture of adzes.

CL manufacture and processing
BT flake

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CLASS - TRANSPORT
Objects used or associated with the movement of goods or people.

NT ice skate
NT ski
NT vehicle
NT vehicle component
NT water craft equipment

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transverse arrowhead
An arrowhead which has a straight cutting edge.

CL armour and weapons
BT arrowhead

UF petit tranchet arrowhead

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trap
An object used to catch animals.

CL agriculture and subsistence
BT hunting object

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tray
A thin flat board or plate usually with a raised edge on which things can be carried.

CL container
BT food serving container

CL food preparation and consumption
BT food serving container

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trenail
A wooden cylinder or dowel used for pinning planks or timbers together.

CL unassigned
BT fastening

UF trunnel

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trencher
A shallow dish or plate used to serve main meals off or to serve sweetmeats, these usually being painted with devices and riddles.

CL container
BT food serving container

CL food preparation and consumption
BT food serving container

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trenching tool

USE entrenching tool

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trial piece
Piece of work to test eventual pattern, sometimes small and used as a demonstration of crafter's skill.

CL manufacture and processing

UF motif piece

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triangle
A triangle of metal which, when struck, produces a note.

CL music
BT musical instrument <integral>

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trident
A weapon with a long shaft and a three pronged head.

CL armour and weapons
BT staff weapon

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triple vase
A vessel consisting of three small pots joined, often on a hollow ring, at the base.

CL container
BT container <by form>

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tripod vessel
A container with three legs.

CL container
BT container <by form>

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triptych (religious)
A three panelled altar decoration that can be closed.

CL religion or ritual
BT religious structural object

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triptych (written)

USE writing tablet

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trivet
A tripod used to support pots over a fire.

CL heating and lighting
BT heating object

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trough
A narrow container, especially one in which food or water for animals is put.

CL container
BT food serving container

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trousers
An outer garment worn on the legs.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT outerwear

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trowel
A small blade for moving earth, applying liquids such as plaster, smoothing etc.

CL tools and equipment

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trumpet
An instrument which has a cupped mouthpiece and may have a straight, bent or curved tube. It includes slide trumpets like the trombone.

CL music
BT lip blown wind instrument

UF bucina
UF bugle
UF cornu
UF lituus
UF slide trumpet
UF tuba

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trunk
A large strong case or box used to contain objects for storage or transport.

CL container
BT storage container

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trunnel

USE trenail

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tub
A low, wide, open container.

CL container
BT food and liquid storage container

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tuba

USE trumpet

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tumbler
A flat bottomed drinking vessel with no handle or stem.

CL container
BT drinking vessel

CL food preparation and consumption
BT drinking vessel

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tumbrel
A balance for weighing coins.

CL measurement
BT balance

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tunic
Clothing worn on the upper body.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT outerwear

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tuning peg
The peg of a stringed instrument which, when tightened or loosened, tunes the string of the instrument.

CL music
BT musical instrument component

UF harp peg
UF harp tuning peg

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turban
Headwear where a band of material is wound around a cap.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT headwear

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turf cutter
A tool with a handle and curved blade designed to cut through grass sods.

CL agriculture and subsistence
BT cultivation object

CL tools and equipment
BT cutting equipment

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tuyere
A clay cone, part of a furnace.

CL tools and equipment

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tweezers
A set of small pincers used for gripping and plucking.

CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal grooming and hygiene item

CL tools and equipment
BT gripping equipment

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twist auger
An auger bit which creates its hole by drilling into the material.

CL tools and equipment
BT auger

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twist bit
A drill bit used in metal and wood working.

CL tools and equipment
BT drilling equipment

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twist gimlet

USE gimlet

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tyg
A drinking vessel with two or more handles.

CL container
BT drinking vessel

CL food preparation and consumption
BT drinking vessel

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tyre
A metal or pneumatic rubber rim to a wheel.

CL transport
BT vehicle component

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tyre hoop

USE wheel

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