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GOUGE [5 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
CONT

Provençal asparagus gouge. This asparagus cutter ... is identical in design to those that have been in use in France for hundreds of years. The curved, sharply beveled blade cuts asparagus below ground level neatly and effortlessly. The shaft is firmly anchored in a smooth European ash handle, and its angle with the handle makes for great leverage and effortless work. Even if you don't have an asparagus patch, this tool is the ultimate weeder, especially for noxious tap-rooted weeds such as dandelion, dock, and burdock.

OBS

The term "asparagus gouge" was mainly found in unreliable sources (translations). Not to be confused with "asparagus knife", a tool used for the same purpose but having a blade which is curved at the end and has serrated teeth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
DEF

Outil de jardinage utilisé pour récolter les asperges ou extraire les plantes à racine pivotante; [il] est constitué d'une poignée en bois prolongée par une tige métallique dont la partie inférieure est creusée en gouttière.

CONT

Lorsque leur pointe perce la surface du sol, les jeunes pousses [d'asperge] sont récoltées une à une, à l'aide d'une gouge. Celle-ci glisse le long du turion jusqu'à ce qu'elle rencontre la griffe; on fait alors levier sur la gouge qui coupe la base du turion.

OBS

Cet outil est typiquement français. Il se distingue du «couteau à asperges», qui se termine par une lame courbe pourvue de dents, et du «cueille-asperge» désigné en anglais par le terme «fishtail weeder» (arrache-pissenlits), dont la tête est fourchue.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

A chisel-like surgical instrument with a handle and a blade that is U-shaped in cross section.

OBS

[The gouge] is designed to facilitate bone and cartilage removal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
DEF

Instrument en forme de lame allongée, creusée en gouttière, à bouts tranchants, que l'on utilise pour l'ablation de fragments osseux.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Leatherworking Tools and Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Outils et machines pour le travail du cuir

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Tools

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils (Construction)

Spanish

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Record 5 1980-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
DEF

A chisel with a curved blade sharpened on the inside or, more commonly, on the outside. [It is used] to cut grooves or to shape irregular openings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
DEF

Ciseau à lame courbée ayant un tranchant biseauté, soit à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur. Elle sert à creuser des cannelures et des gorges dans le bois, ainsi qu'à dégrossir sur le tour à bois.

Spanish

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