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carpentering

American  
[kahr-puhn-ter-ing] / ˈkɑr pən tər ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the trade or work of a carpenter.

Etymology

Origin of carpentering

First recorded in 1830–40; carpenter + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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He was a dab hand at carpentering, doctoring, shipbuilding and grape growing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022

His upper body is hefty, his hands coarse from years of carpentering.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2020

In their spare time they studied engineering and carpentering.

From Time Magazine Archive

Commoners now work four hours a day five days a week, scrubbing, carpentering, washing dishes, farming.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here, in the evenings, they studied blacksmithing, carpentering, and other necessary arts from books which they had brought out of the farmhouse.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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