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CAVE-IN

CAVE-IN
ScnMaster
a state of mental or physical collapse to the extent that one cannot function causatively. Originally a US Western term which compared mental or physical collapse to being at the bottom of a mine shaft or in a tunnel when the supports collapsed and left persons under tons of debris. Clearing Congress No. 1NThe Fact of Clearing Approved Glossary
CAVE-IN
ScnTUEU
a state of mental or physical collapse to the extent that one cannot function causatively. Originally a US Western term which compared mental or physical collapse to being at the bottom of a mine shaft or in a tunnel when the supports collapsed and left persons under tons of debris. (noun) mental and/or physical collapse to the extent that the individual cannot function causatively. The individual is quite effect. A US Western phrase which symbolized mental or physical collapse as like being at the bottom of a mine shaft or in a tunnel when the supports collapsed and left the person under tons of debris.