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HALF POLL [1 record]

Record 1 2006-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Woodworking
DEF

A carpenter's adze with the flat rectangular back section of the head only half of its normal size.

OBS

According to the Terminology of Forest Science, Technology Practice and Products, the term "pole" is obsolete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Section rectangulaire unie de la tête d'une herminette de charpentier, constituant la partie inférieure opposée au tranchant, dont la dimension est réduite à la moitié de ce qu'elle est normalement.

Spanish

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