Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
marteau à cuir
English translation:
rawhide mallet
Added to glossary by
Philip Taylor
Jul 19, 2007 15:46
16 yrs ago
French term
marteau à cuir
French to English
Bus/Financial
History
A cette époque [18ème siècle] les moulins alimentaient en énergie de multiples ateliers comme un moulin à grains et à farine, un moulin à tan, un marteau à cuir, une scierie...
This is from a text on the "Petite France" district of Strasbourg. Any suggestions as to the best translation for "marteau à cuir"? Thanks in advance...
This is from a text on the "Petite France" district of Strasbourg. Any suggestions as to the best translation for "marteau à cuir"? Thanks in advance...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | leather hammer |
Graham macLachlan
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| 3 +1 | hammer mill for leather processing |
Francis MARC
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| 3 | a hammer/mallet for leatherworking |
Susan Spier (X)
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Proposed translations
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leather hammer
The pounding was done by wooden hammers worked by a water mill. Apart from the manufacture of wool the main industry in Durham was leather and there were ...
www.localhistories.org/durham.html
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-07-19 15:56:53 GMT)
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HAMMERS: Several different hammers are useful in crafts work, the most common being a rawhide mallet for leather and shoe work, and a *holster's ...
www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/costxt/costxt_2.htm
www.localhistories.org/durham.html
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-07-19 15:56:53 GMT)
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HAMMERS: Several different hammers are useful in crafts work, the most common being a rawhide mallet for leather and shoe work, and a *holster's ...
www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/costxt/costxt_2.htm
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Comment: "Thanks for all answers and comments. In fact, "rawhide mallet" appears to be the correct term, followed in this context by something like "workshop" or "factory"."
+1
11 mins
hammer mill for leather processing
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Emma Paulay
: Sounds more likely in this context.http://www.andritzsproutbauer.com/hammer-mills.asp
3 hrs
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| neutral |
Susan Spier (X)
: I agree that this makes the construction parallel but hammer mill sounds strange. More a water mill working the hammers as per Graham.
4 hrs
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4 hrs
a hammer/mallet for leatherworking
The tool was a leatherwork hammer/mallet (still used today). The mill concept would probably be understood by the historical context.
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