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WOOD RUNNER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Heritage
- National History
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coureur des bois
1, record 1, English, coureur%20des%20bois
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- coureur de bois 2, record 1, English, coureur%20de%20bois
correct
- wood-runner 1, record 1, English, wood%2Drunner
correct, see observation
- bush-loper 1, record 1, English, bush%2Dloper
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A French or Métis trapper of North America and especially of Canada. 3, record 1, English, - coureur%20des%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wood-runner: name given by the English on Hudson Bay. 4, record 1, English, - coureur%20des%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bush-loper: name given by the Anglo-Dutch of Albany (New York). 4, record 1, English, - coureur%20des%20bois
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wood runner
- bush loper
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Patrimoine
- Histoires nationales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coureur des bois
1, record 1, French, coureur%20des%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coureur de bois 2, record 1, French, coureur%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aventurier qui faisait le commerce des fourrures, d'abord clandestinement et par la suite de manière légale, en territoire autochtone. 3, record 1, French, - coureur%20des%20bois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-01-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Luge, Bobsledding and Skeleton
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wooden runner
1, record 2, English, wooden%20runner
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wood runner 1, record 2, English, wood%20runner
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Luge term(s). 2, record 2, English, - wooden%20runner
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Luge, bobsleigh et skeleton
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- patin de bois
1, record 2, French, patin%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme(s) de luge. 2, record 2, French, - patin%20de%20bois
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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