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PULL WOOL [2 records]

Record 1 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wool Industry
CONT

... you must pull the wool from the sheep, spin this wool into yarn and knit your stockings.

OBS

Wool may be sheared from the living animal ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie lainière
CONT

tondre [...] les poils d'un animal [...] Couper à ras (le pelage, la toison). [...] L'idée d'utiliser le poil de l'animal sans le tuer a conduit à tondre la toison.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wool Industry
CONT

Wool may be sheared from the living animal or pulled from the hide after the animal has been slaughtered for its meat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie lainière
DEF

Enlever la laine des peaux de moutons après écorchage de l'animal tué.

OBS

Délainage : Les peaux sont trempées dans l'eau de rivière afin de leur redonner leur humidité; ensuite, les peaux sont débarrassées de leur de leur laine ou de leurs poils [...]

Spanish

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