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DRUMMING [2 records]

Record 1 1990-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
CONT

Drumming of male [ruffed grouse], beginning with low dull thuds, which quickly increase in tempo until they die away in a muffled roll, suggests the starting of a car in the distance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Le tambourinage du mâle [de la Gélinotte huppée], qui commence par une série de sons sourds, ternes et lents, devient bientôt rapide, puis meurt dans un roulement étouffé qui fait penser à une automobile qui démarre au loin.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leatherworking Procedures
  • Furs and Fur Industry
DEF

In connection with fur dressing and finishing, the drumming of the skins in process with sawdust, or sand and sawdust and sand or kaolin, gypsum etc. to adjust the moisture content, remove excess grease, loose dye etc. and give lustre to the hair. (Source: Six-lang. Leather Technical Dict.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de travail du cuir
  • Pelleteries et fourrures
OBS

Source : Leather Techn. Dict.

Spanish

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