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PIEGE RETENANT ANIMAL PATTES [1 record]
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
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