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JAM PIKE POLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
- Transport of Wood
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jam pike
1, record 1, English, jam%20pike
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pike pole used by log drivers to dismantle the mass of logs blocking the river drive. 2, record 1, English, - jam%20pike
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The peavey was created by a blacksmith named John Peavey in 1870. The peavey was a combination of a Cant hook and a Jam pike. The cant hook was used to roll a log and the jam pike was used to pry the log. 3, record 1, English, - jam%20pike
Record 1, Key term(s)
- jam pike pole
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
- Transport du bois
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaffe de déblayage
1, record 1, French, gaffe%20de%20d%C3%A9blayage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perche utilisée autrefois par les draveurs sur les cours d'eau afin de débloquer les embâcles provoqués par l'accumulation de bois flottés. 1, record 1, French, - gaffe%20de%20d%C3%A9blayage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les hardis draveurs aux pieds agiles et aux gestes sûrs munis soit d'une grosse gaffe de déblayage, soit d'une gaffe «pousse-billes» défont les embâcles et accélèrent la course du bois vers les usines de pâtes et papiers. 1, record 1, French, - gaffe%20de%20d%C3%A9blayage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Équivalent et contexte tirés de l'article de Nolin Trudeau intitulé «La drave du bois à pâte : phénomène du printemps canadien», paru dans le supplément du dimanche 10 mai 1959 de l'Action catholique de Québec (quotidien disparu), à la première page. 1, record 1, French, - gaffe%20de%20d%C3%A9blayage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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