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GOOSEWING AXE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1987-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wood Sawing
- Hand Tools
- Rough Carpentry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- goose wing axe
1, record 1, English, goose%20wing%20axe
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- goosewing axe 2, record 1, English, goosewing%20axe
proposal, specific
- goosewing 3, record 1, English, goosewing
correct, specific
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a Side Axe with a long blade shaped like a bird's wing, with the eye or socket near the lower, wider end. There is virtually no poll, and the cutting edge is usually bevelled on one side only. The handle is often off-set to prevent damage to the knuckles when the tool is used as a Side Axe for edge-trimming boards and planks. 1, record 1, English, - goose%20wing%20axe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Common in Continental Europe from the Middle Ages onwards, and carried to the U.S.A. by immigrants. 1, record 1, English, - goose%20wing%20axe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciage du bois
- Outillage à main
- Charpenterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- doloire
1, record 1, French, doloire
feminine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La "doloire", instrument de charpentier, qui est, en principe, une cognée à taillant droit, oblique par rapport au manche, et toujours large, avec manche court, était employée au Moyen Age comme fer de justice pour décapiter les condamnés. Mais alors elle était montée sur un manche beaucoup plus long, comme les doloires de guerre. 2, record 1, French, - doloire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) type de doloire (...) utilisée en Allemagne depuis le seizième siècle et apportée en Amérique par les colons Allemands. 1, record 1, French, - doloire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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