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girth [8 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

girth: an item in the "Land Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

sangle pour animal : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de transport terrestre» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

[A] strap around horse's body (heart girth) just behind front legs, which holds saddle or harness in place.

CONT

A girth is a large, flat leather or canvas strap which keeps the saddle in place.

OBS

Normally attached on one side by its buckle to the off-billet (already fixed to the saddle), and on the other side by the cinch [strap]/tie strap (already fixed to the saddle) which passes through the ring of its second buckle.

OBS

girth; cinch: Western.

Key term(s)
  • horsebelt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Lanière de cuir ou de toile, large et plate, qui sert à maintenir la selle.

CONT

Pour la selle western, la sangle proprement dite comporte une boucle de métal à chacune de ses extrémités, c'est par ces boucles qu'elle sera attachée à deux courroies déjà attachées à la selle.

CONT

La sangle passe sous le ventre de l'animal et se boucle de chaque côté de la selle à des courroies qui permettent l'ajustement.

PHR

Boucle de la sous-ventrière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 3 2005-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

To bind or fasten with a girth: put a girth on.

CONT

To girth a horse.

CONT

The saddle was insecurely girthed.

OBS

girth (noun): A band or strap that encircles the body of a horse or other animal to fasten a saddle, pack, blanket, or other article upon its back.

Key term(s)
  • cinch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Serrer une bête de somme avec une ou des sangles pour assujettir la selle ou le bât.

CONT

Sangler un cheval.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 4 2005-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Ground-Drilling Facilities (Mining)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

One of the horizontal braces between the legs of a derrick.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Installations de forage minier
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Traverse horizontale d'un derrick.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
  • Instalaciones de perforación minera
  • Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
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Record 5 2004-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pregnancy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grossesse

Spanish

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Record 6 2003-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Framework

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpentes
DEF

Pièce de bois qui maintient l'écartement entre deux charpentes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estructuras (Construcción)
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Record 7 1999-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

The length of the longest cycle of a non-oriented graph.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 8 1988-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing (General)
  • Clothing (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Couture (Généralités)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
OBS

De poitrine ou de taille.

Spanish

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