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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

scuffle hoe : an item in the "Agricultural Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

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

houe hollandaise : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement agricoles» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

A scrambling fight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

A scuffle or struggle : There was a short tussle as everyone tried to get through the door first.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

bousculade : Remous de foule : «Il s'est produit une bousculade à l'entrée». Grande agitation, précipitation : «La bousculade de départ».

DEF

remous : Mouvement confus et massif (d'une foule). Son discours a suscité divers remous dans l'auditoire. Agitation. Les grands remous sociaux.

OBS

Termes apparentés : altercation, charivari, brouhaha, échauffourée.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
DEF

A scraper similar to a hoe except that the blade is straight; used to clean the derrick floor or to scrape weeds and small growth off the lease yard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
DEF

[Outil] servant à nettoyer le plancher de forage ou à désherber la surface d'un chantier.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
CONT

Scuffle hoes, among the best kinds are those known as the English scuffle hoe and the Dutch hoe, have a blade set at much less than right angles to the handle,(The) blade(is rested) on the ground and(the handle pushed) with a series of short to longish forward and backward strokes so that the blades slides an inch or slightly more below the surface, cutting off all weeds and breaking up the surface crust.(The) operator works backwards and does not step on the newly loosened soil.

Key term(s)
  • thrust hoe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
DEF

Outil de jardinage servant à faire de légers sarclages et binages.

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole

Spanish

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