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RAT TAIL [5 records]

Record 1 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

A surface imperfection on a casting, occurring as one or more irregular lines, caused by expansion of sand in the mold.

OBS

rattail: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • rat tail
  • rat-tail

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
DEF

Défaut de fonderie.

OBS

queue-de-rat : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

One with little or no hair on the dock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

[Queue] qui n'est couverte que de quelques crins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado caballar
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 3 2003-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
DEF

A file having a circular cross section.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
DEF

Lime de section circulaire décroissante vers une extrémité, servant à ajuster les trous percés dans une pièce.

OBS

Des queues-de-rat.

Key term(s)
  • lime en queue-de-rat

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skating
OBS

Figure skating term(s).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patinage
OBS

Terme(s) de patinage artistique.

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Knitting Techniques - Various
  • Various Decorative Arts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques de tricot diverses
  • Arts décoratifs divers
DEF

Tricot circulaire fait à l'aide d'une bobine de fil à laquelle on fixe trois ou quatre clous autour desquels on enroule le fil pour produire un cordon appelé cordelière.

Spanish

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