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clincher [4 records]

Record 1 2017-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
DEF

A small ship, or boat, whose planks are laid one over another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
DEF

A tool used for bending the nails over after they have come through the hoof.

CONT

If level, you could use a clinching tool, a plier-like affair with alligator looking grabs in the jaws to grab and squash the clinch.

OBS

clinching tongs: term usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging Machinery and Equipment
  • Food Preservation and Canning
DEF

A mechanical device on a can seamer to attach the cover loosely by clinching to permit subsequent removal of the air by vacuumizing prior to double seaming.

Key term(s)
  • lidding process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines et équipement d'emballage
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
DEF

Dispositif d'une sertisseuse qui agrafe partiellement les couvercles des boîtes métalliques afin de faciliter le retrait de l'oxygène par le vide avant le sertissage final.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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