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There are different models of erasing knives. They are used mostly in the office to scrape pencil lines or ink stains from the paper. See also penknife. For more technical information see the dutch version of this page. [MOT]

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.

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/fillet?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/eyelash-curler?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/excluder-cleaning-tool?lang=nl>

Description under construction... For more information about this tool, see the dutch version of this file.

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/exagonal-key?lang=nl>

The dentist has a set - a minimum of ten - of forceps to extract the teeth. The direction of the mouth, its opening width and the shape of the jaws are each adapted to specific teeth. There are pliers for the upper and for the lower teeth, for the left and for the right teeth, for the incisors and canines, for the molars and for the wisdom teeth. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/fillister-plane?lang=nl>

The fire swatter is a hand tool that the fire brigade uses to extinguish a running fire in grass, heather, etc. while beating. It replaces the common twigs that were used in the past. The fire swatter consists of 10 flexible iron bands that are clamped in a fan-like holder in which a long wooden handle (approx. 200 cm) protrudes. To be distinguished from the eelspear. See also the mop. [MOT]