Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Hirschhornspaene
English translation:
hartshorn shavings
Added to glossary by
Wendy Streitparth
Jun 28, 2014 15:36
9 yrs ago
German term
Hirschhornspaene
German to English
Other
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
does anyone know what the American English term is for this word - please
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | hartshorn shavings |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 2 | staghorn shavings |
Stephen Sadie
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Jul 3, 2014 12:30: Wendy Streitparth Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
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Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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hartshorn shavings
hartshorn shavings
1. the horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer.
http://dictionary.babylon.com/hartshorn_shavings/
http://www.peter-hug.ch/lexikon/hirschhorn?Typ=PDF
https://www.yumpu.com/it/document/view/11800947/untitled/81
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Note added at 51 mins (2014-06-28 16:27:18 GMT)
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SHAVINGS of HARTSHORN, otherwise known as CORNU CERVI.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=58787
1. the horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer.
http://dictionary.babylon.com/hartshorn_shavings/
http://www.peter-hug.ch/lexikon/hirschhorn?Typ=PDF
https://www.yumpu.com/it/document/view/11800947/untitled/81
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Note added at 51 mins (2014-06-28 16:27:18 GMT)
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SHAVINGS of HARTSHORN, otherwise known as CORNU CERVI.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=58787
Peer comment(s):
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Yorkshireman
: I use the stuff for baking - Hirschhornsalz.
I have lots of interests :-)
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You seem to be a dab hand at everything! Thanks.
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Marga Shaw
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Thanks, Marga
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Stephen Sadie
: After googling around I still consider staghorn to be more commonly used
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Are you quite sure about that?
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 16 hrs
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Vielen Dank, Harald
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you kindly, your help is very much appreciated"
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Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
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staghorn shavings
for starters
Peer comment(s):
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Yorkshireman
: There are stag horn shaving sets, in which the shaving brush and the razor have decorative handles made of staghorn. So I very much doubt whether this answer is correct. Hirschhorn is used as Hirschhornsalz (baker's ammonia) for baking "Weihnachtskekse".
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