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4 +1 | drilling chisel |
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It can be a pistol, but apparently also a mining chisel |
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drilling chisel Explanation: Knowing Barbara, she probably won't post an answer; she's happy in lending a hand. Please, follow on from pistoletto to fioretto (below). Evidently the man with a sledgehammer and the one with a "pistoletto" work together to drill holes in the rock. (The definition you "need" at M-W online for drill is drill 2 at #1) Buon lavoro. Maurizio -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2018-06-29 11:20:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ***** Forgot it! The next step would probably be to stick some explosive into the holes to demolish the hardest rock into smaller pieces, which the rest of the team will manage with different tools. Reference: http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/pistoletto https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drill#h6 |
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Reference: It can be a pistol, but apparently also a mining chisel Reference information: 'PISTOLETTO , *. ni. , dim. di Pistola. Piccola Pistola. È per altro da avvertirsi che questa voce adoperata dagli scrittori italiani del secolo XVU indicava una Pistola lunga quanto le nostre ordina- rie , ma die per essere più corta assai delle Pistole ordinarie d’allora , venne distinta col diminutivo. Gr. — Dav. II, ,3i<). Pistoletto , Pistola de Gendarmerie. Piccola Pi- stola portata da soli i Carabinieri Reali. V. Pistola. Pistoletto , Pistola. Pezzo di canna da fucile , chiuso ed appuntato da un capo , che si carica con pallottola , e se ne guerniscono talora le palle di fuoco , perché nessuno possa avvicinarvi*! per ispe- gncrle. M. A. b>Pistoletto, Pistolet. Scarpello tutto di ferro 5 lungo da 55 centimetri a 1 metro , col taglio schiac- ciato , conformato a màndorla , acciaiato, e più o meno tozzo. Adoperasi dai Minatori per praticar fori nelle rocce o nelle muraglie per minarle , o per altro fine. D’Art. a. r. II. , 3o3.' Source: Dizionario d'artiglieria de' Capitani Carbone e Arnò, 1835 https://tinyurl.com/yaucaosy |
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