Jul 18, 2018 12:46
5 yrs ago
English term

service wood

English to Polish Other Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Wyrażenie to pochodzi z XIX-wiecznego amerykańskiego tekstu dotyczącego metod wykonywania rakiet śnieżnych:
"The Canadian Indians use white and yellow birch, both very good if good judgment is used in selecting the trees. In the far Northwest snowshoe frames are sometimes made of spruce, while in the West service wood is frequently employed."
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Proposed translations (Polish)
3 drewno z jarzębu domowego

Discussion

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Jul 18, 2018:
This tree should be native to Canada. One wood not mentioned is ash = jesion. I suspect service wood means drewno użytkowe (nie opałowe). The book by Mr. Krebs was published in 1910, so he might be out of reach.

Most of Canada's first snowshoes were carved from birch or hard ash that was soaked or steamed to become pliable and then constructed using stretched animal skin and rawhide.
https://www.cdnicons.com/collections/snowshoe

Proposed translations

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drewno z jarzębu domowego

True Service Tree (Sorbus domestica)
The Service Tree is also known as the Sorb. Its flowers are white and decorative. The tree grows to heights of 20-25 metres in forest stands; it may be damaged by drought. The fruit resembles apples or pears in shape and has a sour taste.
Źródło: https://www.stihl.com.au/tree-lexicon-detail-page.aspx?idTre...

Sorbus domestica to jarząb domowy.

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Note added at 47 mins (2018-07-18 13:33:47 GMT)
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Drewno jarzębu - korekta.
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