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SLEDGE-HAMMER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-09-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sledgehammer
1, record 1, English, sledgehammer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sledge-hammer 2, record 1, English, sledge%2Dhammer
correct
- sledge hammer 3, record 1, English, sledge%20hammer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large heavy hammer that is usually wielded with two hands; used for driving stakes or breaking stone. 1, record 1, English, - sledgehammer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A heavy Hammer with flat cheeks and octagonal face and neck, either double-faced or with a cross or straight pane. 4, record 1, English, - sledgehammer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These heavy smith's hammers, sometimes weighing as much as 14 lb, are used by tree fellers for driving wedges into the saw cut, by shipwrights when driving wedges to lift the hull in the process of launching, and by wheelwrights for driving spokes into the hubs of heavy cart and wagon wheels. 4, record 1, English, - sledgehammer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sledge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- masse
1, record 1, French, masse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Désigne divers gros marteaux lourds, le plus souvent à tête carrée et à manche court, utilisés en particulier par les maçons et les tailleurs de pierres. 2, record 1, French, - masse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Herramientas manuales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- martillo de dos manos
1, record 1, Spanish, martillo%20de%20dos%20manos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Martillo pesado con mango largo, que se maneja con las dos manos. Se utiliza para hincar postes o estacas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - martillo%20de%20dos%20manos
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