puxavante

Galician

Alternative forms

• pexavante, pixavante

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [puʃaˈβantɪ]

Noun

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

Coordinate terms

• grosa
• tenaces

Related terms

• puxar
• avante

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “puxauante”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “puxavante” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “puxavante” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “puxavante” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.