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This text can only be consulted in Dutch

This text can only be consulted in Dutch

This text can only be consulted in Dutch

This text can only be consulted in Dutch

This knife was originally made of steel, later of chromed steel or stainless steel. Blade and handle consist of one piece, or can be combined into one. In the first case, the blade must be sharpened regularly, in the other case, you have replaceable blades that are attached to the handle. The blade can be straight, convex or curved with a razor-sharp edge. The length of the blade varies between 1.5 and 6 cm. The blade cuts on one or both sides and has a rounded or very sharp point. It is used by surgeons and veterinarians to accurately make fine, deep cuts during surgery. The scalpel is also used by the painting conservator who scrapes and smooths the putty applied to gaps in the painting. See also penknife and pocket knife. [MOT]

The castration tongs (1) are relatively heavy (approx. 2-5 kg) tongs with long arms (approx. 30 cm) and a wide beak (approx. 8 cm) with strongly curved jaws, which are used to castrate bulls. If necessary, there is a U-shaped bracket on the underside of one of the arms that can be placed on the knee as support. The jaws of the forceps are placed successively behind both testicles - at the level of the spermatic cord - and the forceps are squeezed closed for about thirty seconds. After a few days, the scrotum begins to shrivel; the testicles shrink and die. See also the emasculator scissors. [MOT] (1) See BERTHELON.

Metal (tin or copper) or rubber syringe (1) with which an enema is applied through the vent opening in the rectum, for example to promote bowel movements or to administer medicines or food (2); for humans an irrigator is also used, sometimes an enema. The enema sprayer for livestock, where one applies 3 to 4 liters (3), is about 60-70 cm long. This one for people, about 20 cm. See also the syringer for flowers. [MOT] (1) Exceptionally also glass (BENNION: 170). (2) Tobacco smoke was sometimes used to reanimate drowning people. (3) Larousse agricole s.v. lavement.