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FULLER GROOVE [2 records]

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Record 1 2025-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
  • Small Arms
DEF

A longitudinal groove in the blade of a bayonet.

OBS

fuller; fuller groove : designations officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes blanches
  • Armes légères
DEF

Sillon longitudinal dans la lame d'une baïonnette.

OBS

gouttière : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères; désignation uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

The swedge is sometimes presented as a wide and deep indentation in the shoe.

CONT

... the whole shoe is heated, and a groove or "fuller" cut in the ground surface by the fullering iron. The fuller allows the heads of the nails to be slightly counter-sunk below the surface of the shoe, and gives the horse an extra grip on slippery surfaces, as well as tending to prevent the shoe from being sucked loose, or even coming off, when the horse travels over wet clay land.

Key term(s)
  • fullering
  • swedging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

Située à la face inférieure du fer, la cannelure est la rainure au fond de laquelle sont placées les étampures (but: empêcher la tête des clous de trop dépasser la face inférieure du fer);

OBS

On y fait les étampures et elle empêche la tête du clou de trop dépasser. On lui attribue aussi d'autres utilités.

Key term(s)
  • rainure

Spanish

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