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HOOLIGAN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Sociology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lager lout 1, record 1, English, lager%20lout
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[a] drunken hooligan. 1, record 1, English, - lager%20lout
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kro
1, record 1, French, kro
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
de Kronenbourg 1, record 1, French, - kro
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- candlefish
1, record 2, English, candlefish
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- eulachon 2, record 2, English, eulachon
correct
- oolichan 3, record 2, English, oolichan
correct, British Columbia, United States
- hooligan 4, record 2, English, hooligan
correct, British Columbia, United States
- oilfish 3, record 2, English, oilfish
- salvation fish 3, record 2, English, salvation%20fish
- fathom fish 3, record 2, English, fathom%20fish
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Osmeridae. 5, record 2, English, - candlefish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The name "candlefish" derives from the fact that it is so fat during spawning, with up to 15% of total body weight in fat, that if caught, dried, and strung on a wick, it can be burned as a candle. 6, record 2, English, - candlefish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
hooligan; oolichan : variants of the name "eulachon" that are used in British Columbia and in Alaska. 5, record 2, English, - candlefish
Record 2, Key term(s)
- candle-fish
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- eulakane
1, record 2, French, eulakane
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- eulachon 2, record 2, French, eulachon
correct, masculine noun
- poisson-chandelle 3, record 2, French, poisson%2Dchandelle
correct, masculine noun, familiar
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] fameux eulakane ou poisson-chandelle de la côte du Pacifique, Thaleichthys pacificus, (Richardson), le plus savoureux des poissons, au dire des connaisseurs. L'eulakane est si riche en graisse, qu'une fois séché, il suffit de lui mettre une mèche pour qu'il brûle comme une chandelle. 4, record 2, French, - eulakane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Osmeridae. 5, record 2, French, - eulakane
Record 2, Key term(s)
- poisson chandelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-02-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Kelly tool 1, record 3, English, Kelly%20tool
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Kelly bar 1, record 3, English, Kelly%20bar
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shorter than the Hooligan bar 1, record 3, English, - Kelly%20tool
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- outil de Kelly
1, record 3, French, outil%20de%20Kelly
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
outil d'effraction constitué par un levier métallique se terminant à une de ses extrémités par une sorte d'herminette (hache dont la lame est perpendiculaire à la direction du manche) et à l'autre par une tête fendue. 1, record 3, French, - outil%20de%20Kelly
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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