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CULEE CHEVAL [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
  • Leather Bags, Baggage and Satchels
DEF

The rear part of a horse hide obtained by cutting from flank to flank at right angles to the backbone. A horse butt represents about one-third of the whole hide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
  • Maroquinerie et malleterie
DEF

En Espagne, France et au Royaume-Uni, dans le cas d'une peau de cheval, partie arrière de la peau, le devant ayant été crouponné à angle droit de la raie dorsale. La culée représente environ un tiers de la peau.

Key term(s)
  • culée

Spanish

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