puxavante

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Galician

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Etymology

Attested since 1409. From puxa (press) +‎ avante (forward).

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puxavante m (plural puxavantes)

  1. 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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