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BEHEADING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- deheading
1, record 1, English, deheading
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heading 2, record 1, English, heading
correct
- beheading 3, record 1, English, beheading
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Deheading. The head constitutes 10-20 [percent] of the total fish weight and it is cut off … Different cutting techniques [are] used for deheading … A cut around the operculum … results in lowest meat loss. This technique is … more efficient than the straight cut commonly used in mechanized systems. 1, record 1, English, - deheading
Record 1, Key term(s)
- de-heading
- be-heading
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étêtage
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9t%C3%AAtage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'étêtage d'un poisson ou d'un amphibien consiste à couper la tête de l'animal […] 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9t%C3%AAtage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos del mar y de agua dulce (Ind. alimentaria)
- Pesca comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- descabezado
1, record 1, Spanish, descabezado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pescado entero, pescado eviscerado y descabezado y filetes de pescado de las siguientes especies capturadas en el mar [...]. 1, record 1, Spanish, - descabezado
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-03-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- beheading
1, record 2, English, beheading
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- decapitation 2, record 2, English, decapitation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the cutting off of a person's head. 3, record 2, English, - beheading
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Of the many methods of execution in the times under discussion, that of beheading was perhaps on the whole the least cruel. It was merciful and quick, but a very great deal depended on the skill of the headsman. Some of them removed the head with one stroke of the axe, others had to make several attempts before they succeeded in severing the head from the body. 4, record 2, English, - beheading
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- décapitation
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9capitation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- décollation 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9collation
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mutilation très sobre, très dépouillée, très rapide [dont le] principe réside dans l'action de couper le coup, de séparer la tête du tronc, par la chute d'une lame. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9capitation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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