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Record 1 1985-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
  • Silviculture
  • Cultural Practices (Agriculture)
DEF

a pole or rod with curved blade attached for removing spent or superfluous bramble canes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
  • Sylviculture
  • Soin des cultures (Agriculture)
CONT

Le croissant d'élagueur est une lourde faucille rigide fortement recourbée et terminée par deux becs très prononcés, opposés l'un à l'autre. (...) Une douille soudée permet le montage de cet instrument sur un long manche de 3 à 6 m. Avec lui, (...) on peut faucher les brindilles (...) et couper une branche à son empattement en faisant travailler alternativement ses deux becs.

Spanish

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