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BOW-SAW [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Wood Sawing
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A ham frame saw having a thin web fitted in a stiff bow-shaped frame; commonly used for felling smaller trees and cross-cutting pit props and pulpwood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Sciage du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Scie dont l'armature consiste en un manche courbé en arc, dont les bouts sont fixés aux extrémités de la lame.

OBS

Le "Dictionnaire nord-américain de la langue française" de Louis-Alexandre Bélisle inscrit le terme "sciotte" au féminin. Pour sa part, le "Glossaire du parler français au Canada", l'inscrit au masculin. Il pourrait tout simplement s'agir de variantes régionales.

Spanish

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