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Old 11-23-2009, 06:46 PM   #17
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by Cloud
I find the word, "recortador" interesting in this context. I think it means "well cut" or "a well cut person."

If they're doing it right (by clearing the horns), they wouldn't be cut at all.
-ador means "one who [does]" rather than "one who [is]," so it's "one who trims," or "a trimmer." I suspect it's roughly something akin to our expression of "cutting it close."
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