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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The act, art, or trade of working with wood.

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  • noun The crafts of carpentry, cabinet making and related skills of making things from wood.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

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Examples

  • I stumbled onto a line of gardening tools from a company that usually specializes in woodworking tools.

    Retirement Day (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • I think woodworking is something I'd like to try (in theory), not so much lures, but maybe landing nets.

    Anyone make there own gear? 2009

  • Mr. TOM BODETT (Humorist; Author, "It's Just like I Told You"): Amateur woodworking is the fastest growing hobby in America.

    Bluff The Listener 2010

  • I think woodworking is something I'd like to try (in theory), not so much lures, but maybe landing nets.

    Anyone make there own gear? 2009

  • Woodcarving and woodworking is characterized as extremely delicate work in the creation of popular religious art.

    The artesanias of Michoacan - an introduction 2008

  • Woodcarving and woodworking is characterized as extremely delicate work in the creation of popular religious art.

    The artesanias of Michoacan - an introduction 2008

  • Woodcarving and woodworking is characterized as extremely delicate work in the creation of popular religious art.

    The artesanias of Michoacan - an introduction 2008

  • A solution was needed to keep bikes on the property, so Choraitis and other residents skilled in woodworking, environmental design, and carpentry stepped forward to help out their co-op in the New Cross Gate neighborhood of London (all residents are required to work for the co-op in some fashion, in addition to paying their rent.)

    RE-CYCLE STAGE: Bike Storage with a Twist! | Inhabitat 2006

  • But the veteran sliders — teammates the last 10 years and best friends who share a Lake Placid home where they dabble in woodworking — left this Alpine venue empty-handed and emotionally distraught.

    USATODAY.com - U.S. lugers Grimmette, Martin crash out 2006

  • A solution was needed to keep bikes on the property, so Choraitis and other residents skilled in woodworking, environmental design, and carpentry stepped forward to help out their co-op in the New Cross Gate neighborhood of London (all residents are required to work for the co-op in some fashion, in addition to paying their rent.)

    Steve | Inhabitat 2006

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  • A spam I received last week was titled 'Be Like JESUS! Learn Woodworking!'

    June 6, 2019