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FLOTTEUR BOIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Transport of Wood
- Forestry Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- raftsman
1, record 1, English, raftsman
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- raftman 2, record 1, English, raftman
correct
- rafter 3, record 1, English, rafter
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person employed in the rafting ... of timber. 3, record 1, English, - raftsman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rafting: the practice, business, or work of transporting (timber) by means of rafts .... 3, record 1, English, - raftsman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
raft: a large assemblage of square timbers, spars, etc. arranged in any of several ways according to the conditions of the waterways used. 4, record 1, English, - raftsman
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Transport du bois
- Exploitation forestière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- flotteur
1, record 1, French, flotteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- flotteur de bois 2, record 1, French, flotteur%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun
- cageur 3, record 1, French, cageur
correct, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete
- cageux 4, record 1, French, cageux
correct, masculine noun, Canada, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouvrier qui fait ou qui conduit les trains de bois. 5, record 1, French, - flotteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En un temps où les chemins de terre n'existaient presque pas, on trouva un moyen ingénieux pour que le bois puisse être amené à Québec: ce fut celui de la «cage», du train de bois flottant. Les hommes qui menaient ces cages étaient des «cageurs», ou plutôt des «cageux» comme le voulait l'expression populaire. 6, record 1, French, - flotteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce contexte se trouve au dos de la couverture du volume «Les cageux» de Léon-A. Robidoux. 7, record 1, French, - flotteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
train de bois : billes réunies en radeau afin d'en faciliter le flottage. 5, record 1, French, - flotteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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