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TRIMMING SHEARS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
- Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
- Animal Husbandry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hoof shears
1, record 1, English, hoof%20shears
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tools for hoof trimming include : gloves, a set of hoof shears and a hoof knife, both with sharp edges. 2, record 1, English, - hoof%20shears
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)
- Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
- Élevage des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cisaille à onglons
1, record 1, French, cisaille%20%C3%A0%20onglons
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cisaille pour sabots 2, record 1, French, cisaille%20pour%20sabots
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que les termes «cisaille à onglons» et «cisaille pour sabots» soient interchangeables, il existe une distinction entre «onglon» et «sabot», le sabot étant le terme employé pour désigner l'onglon chez les équidés (Cf. Le Larousse agricole, 1981, p. 792). 1, record 1, French, - cisaille%20%C3%A0%20onglons
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cutting and Trimming (Machine-Tooling)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- notching shear
1, record 2, English, notching%20shear
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) Squaring shears are used chiefly for the production of large and small straight-sided blanks in sheet and plate. In addition to squaring, they are also used for slitting, notching and trimming. 2, record 2, English, - notching%20shear
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Découpage et taillage (Usinage)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cisaille cocheuse
1, record 2, French, cisaille%20cocheuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de cisaille électroportative qui permet la coupe rectiligne des tôles de grosse épaisseur, à l'état froid ou chaud. 1, record 2, French, - cisaille%20cocheuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-10-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
- General Hardware
- Property Upkeeping
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- grass shears 1, record 3, English, grass%20shears
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
--special shears for trimming grass that is hard to cut properly with a mower1=, as around the base of a tree. [two types, those with handles on a horizontal plane and those with handles working on a vertical plane. ] 1, record 3, English, - grass%20shears
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage agricole et horticole
- Quincaillerie générale
- Travaux d'entretien de la propriété
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- forces à tondre 1, record 3, French, forces%20%C3%A0%20tondre
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
--pour parer les gazons sur leur lisière et en bordure des corbeilles (...) on utilise des forces de différents modèles. Les plus simples forces à tondre comprennent essentiellement deux lames triangulaires 1, record 3, French, - forces%20%C3%A0%20tondre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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