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J.C.B.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Civil Law.

J.C.B. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Canon Law.

JCB British  

noun

  1. a type of construction machine with a hydraulically operated shovel on the front and an excavator arm on the back

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Etymology

Origin of J.C.B.1

From New Latin Jūris Civilis Baccalaureus

Origin of J.C.B.1

From New Latin Jūris Canonicī Baccalaureus

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He therefore estimated the alimony at two hundred dollars a week and a two-thousand dollar counsel fee; and he was proceeding logically though subconsciously to a contrasting of the respective motor-car refinement displayed by a ninety-horse-power J.C.B. and the new 1914 model Samsoun—both six cylinders—when Mrs. Fieldstone spoke again.

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