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HOOF TOOL [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

hoof tool : an item in the "Animal Husbandry Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

outil à sabots : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d’élevage d’animaux» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Animal Care Equipment (Farm equipment)
DEF

A tool used for bending the nails over after they have come through the hoof.

CONT

If level, you could use a clinching tool, a plier-like affair with alligator looking grabs in the jaws to grab and squash the clinch.

OBS

clinching tongs: term usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Soins aux animaux (Matériel agricole)

Spanish

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