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Record 1 2012-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Construction Tools
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
DEF

A saw used with one hand and operated by a backward and forward drive of the arm; esp. the common saw consisting of a wide blade with a handle at one end.

OBS

hand saw: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick) in 1990.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Outils (Construction)
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Scie à lame rigide, tenue par une poignée à une seule de ses extrémités.

Key term(s)
  • égohine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas manuales
  • Herramientas (Construcción)
  • Carpintería de acabado (Industria maderera)
DEF

Sierra común manejada con una sola mano.

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