"vachette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vachettes [plural]
Etymology: From French vachette. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|vachette}} French vachette Head templates: {{en-noun}} vachette (plural vachettes)
  1. (veterinary surgery) A piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and pointed, used on toe or quarter cracks to bind the edges together and prevent motion. It is clasped into two notches, one on each side of the crack, burned into the wall with a cautery iron.
    Sense id: en-vachette-en-noun-PjKDIPXh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 2 28 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 1 42 5 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, surgery, veterinary, zoology

Inflected forms

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