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HEAD STAMP [4 records]

Record 1 2018-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slaughterhouses
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
DEF

[The tool] in the shape of a hammer that has a stamp at each end of the head and is used... to apply a grade stamp or a yield stamp to a livestock carcass...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Abattoirs
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
DEF

Instrument en forme de marteau muni d'une estampille à chaque extrémité de la tête[, qui est utilisé pour apposer] l'estampille de classification ou l'estampille de rendement sur une carcasse de bétail.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-03-12

English

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

Used to shear the bottom of the nail hole after the stamp have been used to form the countersunk for the nail head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Numerals, letters and symbols stamped into the head of a cartridge case or shotshell to identify the manufacturer, calibre, gauge, date of manufacture or additional information.

Key term(s)
  • head stamp

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Chiffres, lettres et symboles frappés dans le culot d'une douille afin d'en identifier le fabricant, le calibre, la date de fabrication ou de donner des renseignements supplémentaires.

OBS

marque de culot : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Aluminum
DEF

A heavy and nearly cylindrical casting head fixed on the lower end of the stamp rod, shank or lifter to give weight in stamping the ore.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Aluminium

Spanish

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