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JACK-POT [3 records]

Record 1 1988-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

a pile of haphazardly felled trees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Abattis enchevêtré.

OBS

Le "Dictionnaire des forêts" de G. Plaisance, publié en France, donne à fouillis le sens de "débris de fagots, menu-bois".

Spanish

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Record 2 1978-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mail Pickup and Distribution
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Postal Transport
DEF

mail for distant separations which the clerk does not immediately have room for in his case or rack and which he masses together in one box or sack to be distributed when space is available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levée et distribution du courrier
  • Exploitation postale
  • Transports postaux
CONT

tri des objets résiduels.

OBS

objet: Contenu d'un envoi postal.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lotteries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loteries
OBS

defl fes Dt 6-8-59

Spanish

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