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Record 1 1993-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Footwear and Shoe Repair
DEF

a round piece of wood held in both hands and rolled forward and backward until the surface is smooth and even. (American Dictionary of Occupations T., p. 858)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chaussures et cordonnerie
DEF

Outil de cordonnier en bois ou en corne pour polir les coutures apparentes des souliers.

CONT

[...] je chauffe la semelle aux infrarouges et je l'encastre autour de la chaussure avec mon machin chinois (déformation de «machinoir», outil à main employé en cordonnerie).

Spanish

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