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TRAP SPRING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- steel trap
1, record 1, English, steel%20trap
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spring trap 1, record 1, English, spring%20trap
correct
- leg-hold trap 1, record 1, English, leg%2Dhold%20trap
correct
- gin trap 1, record 1, English, gin%20trap
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A trap chosen and placed to capture small fur animals by the front paws. 2, record 1, English, - steel%20trap
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Spring and Steel Traps -- The trap which in North America has, for over a century, been known as the steel trap, has in Britain been known as the gin trap. The word "gin" is presumably a corruption of engine, because all kinds of traps have been known as engines and the term is obviously appropriate when there is a spring-motivated action. Especially in the United States and Canada these traps have also been known as leg-hold traps, because it is usually around the leg that the trap jaws snap. 1, record 1, English, - steel%20trap
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Known as the "common steel trap" when compared to the Conibear trap. 2, record 1, English, - steel%20trap
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- piège à ressort
1, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20%C3%A0%20ressort
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- piège de type Victor 2, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20de%20type%20Victor
correct, masculine noun
- piège retenant l'animal par les pattes 3, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20retenant%20l%27animal%20par%20les%20pattes
proposal, masculine noun
- piège en acier 4, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20en%20acier
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- piège à ressort conçu pour retenir l'animal par une patte 5, record 1, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20%C3%A0%20ressort%20con%C3%A7u%20pour%20retenir%20l%27animal%20par%20une%20patte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piège de métal placé de façon à ce que l'animal s'y prenne par les pattes, habituellement celles de devant. 3, record 1, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20%C3%A0%20ressort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce n'est pas tellement la sorte de piège comme sa dimension et la façon de le placer qui déterminent comment l'animal s'y prendra : «si la distance de l'appât jusqu'aux mâchoires est trop grande - deux pouces [5 cm] sont même trop -, le castor invariablement fait partir le déclencheur avec sa poitrine, en se frottant dessus, au lieu d'y mettre les pattes». 4, record 1, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20%C3%A0%20ressort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les pièges de type Victor ont une mâchoire d'acier qui se referme sur la patte de l'animal, quand celui-ci, en s'y posant, fait partir la palette de déclenchement qui se trouve au centre. L'animal pris, a le choix : attendre le trappeur qui l'achèvera ou s'amputer lui-même, ce qu'il fera en hiver lorsque le froid aura gelé sa jambe prise. [...] Les pièges à ressort sont naturellement en métal. 1, record 1, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20%C3%A0%20ressort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Longtemps le seul «piège en acier», le piège à ressort a conservé ce nom même lorsque le «piège Conibear» a été inventé en 1957. On le désigne «piège régulier à ressort» (source PRTRA) lorsqu'on le compare au piège Conibear. 3, record 1, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20%C3%A0%20ressort
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- jump trap
1, record 2, English, jump%20trap
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- coil spring trap 2, record 2, English, coil%20spring%20trap
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is often a further unpleasant sequel to an animal being caught in a leg-hold trap. The ordinary version seldom closes on the higher and fleshier portion of a leg, but more usually around the foot. (...) Either by twisting the foot or by biting, the bone can be broken and the foot amputated. In this way animals often escape. (...) Jump traps are available, which spring up when an animal is taken. The jaws are released higher up on the leg and so prevent "wringing" or "wringing off" to use the terms which are employed for the amputation process. 3, record 2, English, - jump%20trap
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- piège "sauteur"
1, record 2, French, pi%C3%A8ge%20%5C%22sauteur%5C%22
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pièges "sauteurs" ("jump" ou "coil spring") sont un développement récent des pièges de type Victor. Leurs ressorts sont sous la palette du déclencheur, alors que dans le cas des pièges Victor ils sont placés latéralement. On les emploie, à la place des Victor conventionnels, dans des endroits confinés comme les troncs creux ou à toute autre place où le Victor ne peut s'adapter à cause de sa dimension. Outre leur petitesse, leur caractéristique principale est de sauter haut sur la patte de l'animal. C'est pourquoi ils sont généralement bien adaptés à la trappe aux canidés. 1, record 2, French, - pi%C3%A8ge%20%5C%22sauteur%5C%22
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-05-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Keyboard Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Norris trap lever spring 1, record 3, English, Norris%20trap%20lever%20spring
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bottom board spring 1, record 3, English, bottom%20board%20spring
- conical spring 1, record 3, English, conical%20spring
- damper spring 1, record 3, English, damper%20spring
- desk spring 1, record 3, English, desk%20spring
- jack spring 1, record 3, English, jack%20spring
- spring rail spring 1, record 3, English, spring%20rail%20spring
- trap spring 1, record 3, English, trap%20spring
- trap lever Pelican spring 1, record 3, English, trap%20lever%20Pelican%20spring
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à clavier
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ressort Norris
1, record 3, French, ressort%20Norris
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ressort de panneau inférieur 1, record 3, French, ressort%20de%20panneau%20inf%C3%A9rieur
masculine noun
- ressort conique 1, record 3, French, ressort%20conique
masculine noun
- ressort d'étouffoir 1, record 3, French, ressort%20d%27%C3%A9touffoir
masculine noun
- ressort de lutrin 1, record 3, French, ressort%20de%20lutrin
masculine noun
- ressort d'échappement 1, record 3, French, ressort%20d%27%C3%A9chappement
masculine noun
- ressort de barre 1, record 3, French, ressort%20de%20barre
masculine noun
- ressort de panneau 1, record 3, French, ressort%20de%20panneau
masculine noun
- ressort pelican 1, record 3, French, ressort%20pelican
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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