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Pliers with which the farrier examines sick, painful hooves. Pain can arise in the hoof because changes in shape of the horny parts exert a pressure on the parts located therein and because internal parts of the hoof are swollen and therefore exert direct pressure on the nerves of the hoof.The hoof tester is a fairly large pair of tongs (approx. 30-40 cm long) with a jaw that can open wide so that the hoof can between them. The jaws are rectangular or round in cross section and have studs on the end. The different parts of the hoof are pinched with the forceps; Based on the reaction of the horse, one can determine the painful place. [MOT]

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

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

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

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

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

Hand tool (1) for hanging or removing objects. The butcher uses it for bacon, sausages and the like, the steamer for clothes, the shopkeeper for light and relatively little sold goods. The butcher's hook consists of an upwardly bent hook (approx. 5 cm) with a socket in which a long stem (approx. 120-250 cm) protrudes. Some models have several hooks. See also the boathook. [MOT] (1) Proper name unknown.

The hachoir is a knife with a semicircular blade and a straight handle attached in the top center of the blade. It is used to finely chop small quantities of herbs, which are placed in the corresponding concave wooden bowl. Thus, one can either move the knife back and forth and cut the herbs or chop up and down with the blade perpendicular to the bottom. In the meantime, the bowl should be turned from time to time. [MOT]

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

This hook and side tool is one of the most commonly used chisels of the turner and serves to smooth a piece on the lathe. [MOT]