Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Pfaff/Pfaffe
English translation:
coining die
Added to glossary by
John Bowden
May 3, 2005 16:29
19 yrs ago
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German term
Pfaff
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Metallurgy / Casting
Am Fallhammer („Bär“) ist das erhabene Relief befestigt, der „Pfaff“.
I anyone familiar with embossing, who might know what this is referring to?
I anyone familiar with embossing, who might know what this is referring to?
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John Bowden
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coining die
If it's to do with embossing, one meaning of "die Pfaffe" is "coining die" - "Pfaffe" might well be changed/abbreviated to "Pfaff", as the religious term often is (the inverted commas would imply that this is the colloquial way of saying it).
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