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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

... [a tool] ... used for splitting and pointing hazel spars.  1, record 1, English, - spar%2Dhook

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

thatch-spar maker. Thatch spars are thin pieces of split wood, usually hazel, from 2 to 3 ft. long and bent into the form of a staple. They are used for securing the longer spars («liggers») which are laid across the exterior of the thatch to hold it down .... The tool used for trimming, splitting, and pointing the rods is most often a small curved knife like a Bill Hook.  2, record 1, English, - spar%2Dhook

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

hart : Petite branche fine et souple, dont on se sert pour ceinturer les plions aux gaules; une première variété, la «hart rouge», est une branche de coudrier, alors que la «hart blanche» est une branche de noisetier.  2, record 1, French, - serpe%20%C3%A0%20tailler%20les%20harts

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Le syntagme «serpe à tailler les harts» a été proposé en raison de la ressemblance évidente qu'a le «spar hook» avec une serpe d'élagage à bec.  1, record 1, French, - serpe%20%C3%A0%20tailler%20les%20harts

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish