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KNIFE HOG [2 records]

Record 1 2006-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
OBS

Trims fat, skin, tendons, tissues, and ragged edges from meat cuts, for example loins, spareribs, butts, hams, rounds, sirloins, fillets, and chops, using meat-hook and knife : Trims meat and fat from bones and places trimmings and bones in separate containers. Trims fatback from hog bellies and cuts bellies into specified shapes, using knife. Feeds bacon bellies through rolls to flatten bellies to prescribed thickness.

OBS

In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 9462 - Industrial Butchers and Meat Cutters, Poultry Preparers and Related Workers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
OBS

Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 9462 - Bouchers industriels/bouchères industrielles, découpeurs/découpeuses de viande, préparateurs/préparatrices de volaille et personnel assimilé.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
DEF

Hogger, utilizing a drum, equipped with knives and anvil to transform logging residue into fuel chips.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Broyeur qui utilise un tambour muni de couteaux et un contre-outil pour transformer les résidus forestiers en copeaux énergétiques.

Spanish

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