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shoemaking

American  
[shoo-mayk-ing] / ˈʃuˌmeɪk ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the skilled craft of designing, making, and repairing shoes.


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It was an education in much more than shoemaking.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

She married Eugen Sträussler, a doctor working in Zlín in Moravia, Czechoslovakia, for a shoemaking company called Bata, which ran the town.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022

Her sons wanted to build a house and open a shoe store in this town of about 1,500 people known for its shoemaking.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2022

Hermelina Monterde, Misael's mother, said her son had ambitions to go beyond the family's shoemaking tradition.

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2022

Following his shoemaking phase, Cleofes began to traipse around the county carrying a little statue of Santa Inez del Campo, who was supposed to find missing animals.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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