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BOIS CALAGE [2 records]

Record 1 2010-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Packaging in Wood
DEF

Wood packaging material used to secure or support a commodity but which does not remain associated with the commodity.

OBS

dunnage: term and definition extracted from the Plant Health Glossary of Terms of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages en bois
DEF

Matériau d'emballage en bois utilisé pour caler ou soutenir une marchandise mais qui ne reste pas associé avec la marchandise.

OBS

bois de calage : terme et définition extraits du Glossaire de la protection des végétaux de l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Lining of Mineshafts and Passages
DEF

A tapered block of hardwood used in coal-mining, being inserted in the cut made by a machine cutter to prevent it from closing.

OBS

According to Terminology of Forest Science, Technology, Practice and Products, holing block is a term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Revêtements des puits et galeries (Mines)
DEF

Bloc de bois dur spécialement travaillé pour usage dans les mines. On le place dans une taille afin d'éviter sa fermeture.

Spanish

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