Communications Slang Dictionary (CA12055E)

SLANG TERM DEFINITION

Rural Distribution Wire. Conductors that had color coded pairs but no outer cable sheath with one central steel support wire

RDW

Sheave

Triangular bladed knife used to groove a lead sleeve

Shave Hook

Any type of rope or cable block

Sheave

KUL clamp, also know as a “Turtle”

Sherman

Sherman

Wire not fully sealed on terminal or splice connector

Shiner

The eyebolt or anchor rod eye for a guy strand

Sister-eye

A non-existent tool often requested from the new person to the crew

Sky Jack

Sister Eye

Sleeve

A splice heat shrink

Tubular metal (in days of yore it was lead) used to make repair of damaged cable sheath

Sleeve

Snow Shoe

Terminal binding post caps containing gel compound

Snot Wads

Snow Shoe

Aerial Slack Storage Loop

Splice Can

Copper or fiber splice closure

Splice Can

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