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Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1409. From puxa (“press”) + avante (“forward”).
Pronunciation
Noun
puxavante m (plural puxavantes)
- tool, kind of hoof knife used for hoof trimming, composed of a handle and a forward cutting edge
1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 145:alinpa a huña ataa sas rreyzes contra o touello dapar de a coroa do pee ontre o uiuo et a huna morta con puxauante ou con grosa ataa que começe a deitar sange- clean the hoof till its roots at the ankle, by the crown of the toe, in between the living tissue and the dead hoof, with puxavante or rasp, until it begins to draw blood
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References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “puxauante”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “puxavante”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “puxavante”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “puxavante”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN