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POWER-DRIVEN CLIPPER [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Wool Industry
CONT

In shearing, whether with hand clippers or power-driven clippers, the sheep is held by the man doing the shearing who at the same time clips the wool close to the body so as to leave the fleece essentially in one piece.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Industrie lainière
CONT

Les moutons sont comptés lorsqu'ils pénètrent dans le parc de tonte. Chacun d'eux est saisi par un ouvrier qui l'immobilise entre ses genoux, et passé à la tondeuse électrique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo (Industrias textiles)
  • Industria lanera
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