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Record 1 1983-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Smallwares
  • Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
DEF

A scooplike device for picking up the droppings of a dog, horse, etc.

OBS

Especially U.S. ... from "poop", U.S. slang (chiefly a children's) term for feces ...

CONT

Though most New Yorkers' initial reaction was that the law is probably unenforceable, retailers reported brisk sale of sanitary devices ranging from 15 cent disposable cardboard shovels to $11, long-handled pooper scoopers equipped with a flashlight for nocturnal emitters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menus objets
  • Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
Key term(s)
  • pelle ramasse-crottes
  • ramasse-crotte
  • ramasse-crottes

Spanish

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