doorslaan

11:51 May 6, 2011
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Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Dutch term or phrase: doorslaan
Vertaling van een website van een bedrijf dat hoefijzers produceert. Volledige zin is als volgt:
Een perfecte afwerking wordt bereikt met een nauwkeurig nagelgat
correcte nagelhoek en de juiste nagelhoek. Met **** behoort het doorslaan tot het verleden.
Alvast bedankt!
Katja van Hellemond
Portugal
Local time: 20:36


Summary of answers provided
4nail hole punching
Dave Greatrix


Discussion entries: 15





  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nail hole punching


Explanation:
I'm pretty sure this is the technique used for making holes in a horseshoe. These holes have always been made when the shoe is hot with a pointed tapered "punch".

See:

http://www.horseshoes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7354

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:36
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: or just: punching / thank you
28 mins
  -> I added "nail hole" for Katja's benefit. The usual term is "hole punching"

disagree  bertvandermoer: It is a problem. http://diergeneeskundigestudentenraad.be/samenvattingen/ba1/...
7 hrs
  -> Interesting. Could be.
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