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BIPENNE [2 records]

Record 1 2000-09-22

English

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

[An] axe having a head [with] two cutting blades and therefore no back.

DEF

A wedge-type head with two cutting edges. Weight 3-5 lb.

OBS

Used widely in the U.S.A. and Canada for felling etc. The advantages of the double blade are: one edge can be kept for lopping and topping, the other for "laying in" or felling proper; both edges can be ground and sharpened and used alternately to last all day; if the tool needs sharpening on the job, it can be stuck upright in a stump and honed easily.

Key term(s)
  • double bit ax
  • double-ax
  • double axe

French

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

Hache à deux tranchants dont on se sert généralement pour équarrir les billes.

OBS

Le terme «picosseuse» est un emploi familier de «hache à double tranchant».

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Botany
OBS

Said of a compound leaf, which has its main segments pinnately divided.

Key term(s)
  • bipinnate leaf

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Botanique
OBS

[Se dit d'une] feuille deux fois pennée.

Key term(s)
  • feuille bipennée

Spanish

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