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Record 1 1986-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Slaughterhouses
DEF

The operator who removes hair from swine carcasses by scraping with a knife or hand scraper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Abattoirs
DEF

[Personne qui] rase et gratte les carcasses suspendues, à l'aide d'un couteau et d'un grattoir, afin d'enlever les poils et la saleté laissés dans les plis de la peau par la machine à ôter les poils ou la machine à brûler, ou laissés sur les parties du corps de l'animal que ces machines n'ont pu atteindre.

Spanish

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