manual training
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of manual training
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Born in Brooklyn, Pepitone went to Manual Training High School, signed with the Yankees in 1958 and made his big league debut in 1962.
From Seattle Times
Dubbed the Wisconsin Avenue Manual Training School, it was ready for occupancy in October 1911.
From Washington Post
Underwood, who had been a teacher of drawing at McKinley Manual Training School, was the first principal.
From Washington Post
They registered voters, wrote letters to their loved ones and studied a variety of skills at the Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth in Bordentown, New Jersey.
From Slate
Her father, Wilson Bruce Evans, trained as a doctor at Howard University but chose a career as an educator, becoming the first principal of the District’s Armstrong Manual Training School.
From Washington Post
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