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Hafenbein

English translation: hamate bone


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German term or phrase:Hakenbein
English translation:hamate bone
Entered by: Cetacea
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14:23 Mar 25, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / cattle
German term or phrase: Hafenbein
A list of a prize-winning cow's anatomical features from 1896 written in Frakturschrift:

Widerristhöhe, Kreuzspitze, Höhe des Hafenbeins (could also be Hasenbein), Hungergrube, Gurtentiefe, Umdreher....

If you have any brilliant suggestions for any of the others, that would be helpful as well!
Or if you knew where I could find an image of a cow at least showing me where on the body these parts are!

Thanks
WEndy
WML
Local time: 20:58
hamate bone
Explanation:
It's neither Hafenbein nor Hasenbein, but Hakenbein = Os hamatum, one of the small bones of the mammalian wrist.

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Note added at 26 mins (2011-03-25 14:50:58 GMT)
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By the way, the same misreading of Frakturschrift happened when this entry from Meyers Konversationslexikon (1888) was entered into Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Handskelett_MK1888.png
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Cetacea
Switzerland
Local time: 21:58
Grading comment
Thanks ever so much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1hamate bone
Cetacea
Summary of reference entries provided
Image - Korperteile eines Rindes
Cilian O'Tuama
Hakenbein
Heidi Smith

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Hakenbein
hamate bone


Explanation:
It's neither Hafenbein nor Hasenbein, but Hakenbein = Os hamatum, one of the small bones of the mammalian wrist.

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Note added at 26 mins (2011-03-25 14:50:58 GMT)
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By the way, the same misreading of Frakturschrift happened when this entry from Meyers Konversationslexikon (1888) was entered into Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Handskelett_MK1888.png



    Reference: http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/seite.html?id=107591
    Reference: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/96669/carpal-bone
Cetacea
Switzerland
Local time: 21:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Thanks ever so much!
Notes to answerer
Asker: wonderful - thanks ever so!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Colin Rowe: Given the uncertainty over the identity of the letter in Frakturschrift, I was also looking into the possibility of "Hakenbein".
8 mins
  -> Thank you, Colin.
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25 mins
Reference: Image - Korperteile eines Rindes

Reference information:
http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.proplanta.de/F...

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Note to reference poster
Asker: thanky - very useful

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27 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Hakenbein

Reference information:
Here is a link that also includes some of the other terms.

Google Book:
Das deutsche Rind: Beschreibung der in Deutschland heimischen Rinderschläge ...
By August Lydtin, H. Werner


    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=tyhOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA64&lpg=PA...
Heidi Smith
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Note to reference poster
Asker: great help - thanks!

Asker: thanks ever so much!


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Cetacea: Very nice piece of reference!
3 mins
agree  Colin Rowe: Splendid confirmation!
24 mins
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Changes made by editors
Jul 18, 2011 - Changes made by Cetacea:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Mar 25, 2011 - Changes made by Ingo Dierkschnieder:
Term askedhafenbein => Hafenbein


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