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PINCHER [2 records]

Record 1 2007-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
DEF

A small, light-plastic, reusable container having the exact dimensions of the various current coins and designed to hold a specific number of coins of a given denomination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
DEF

Petit récipient de plastique plus ou moins rigide, adapté aux dimensions de chacune des pièces de monnaie courante et destiné à recevoir un nombre spécifique de pièces dont la valeur équivaut à un montant déterminé; utilisé plutôt que le papier à enrouler, il a l'avantage de pouvoir être réutilisé, tant par les banques que par les épargnants.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
DEF

Pair of adjustable rollers to exert pressure to set a fold.

CONT

Following the guide rollers [on a printing press,] there is one or several pairs of nipping rollers which are driven rollers and have two purposes: one is to guide the web during folding, and the other is to crease the folded web. These rollers are also known as "pinching rollers" or as "pinchers" or as "nips."

Key term(s)
  • nip
  • pinching roller
  • pincher
  • nipping roller

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
Key term(s)
  • rouleau pinceur

Spanish

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