körsax

English translation: skid(ding) tongs

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Swedish term or phrase:körsax
English translation:skid(ding) tongs
Entered by: Duncan Foster

10:33 Apr 27, 2016
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Forestry / Wood / Timber
Swedish term or phrase: körsax
Appears in a list if items a tourist can see in a forester's stable/cabin, 18 or 19th century. Presumably tools for old style forestry or to do with the horses
Duncan Foster
Thailand
Local time: 01:47
skid(ding) tongs
Explanation:
From my analog forestry dict.
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Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 19:47
Grading comment
Thanks very much. Skidding was a useful area for me to follow up on
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3skid(ding) tongs
Deane Goltermann
2timber tongs
Norskpro


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
skid(ding) tongs


Explanation:
From my analog forestry dict.

Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 19:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 55
Grading comment
Thanks very much. Skidding was a useful area for me to follow up on
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
timber tongs


Explanation:
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    https://www.google.no/search?q=timber+tongs&biw=1280&bih=656&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0s4HusrnMAhXHYJoKHTg0CJsQsAQIGg
Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 19:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 3
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