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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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And in the meantime, he is also determined to keep the traditional art of shoemaking alive in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

The shoemaking company began in Philadelphia in 1914 making ballet slippers and bathing shoes, which were used for swimming.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

“The intent of this particular benchmark clarification is to show that some slaves developed highly specialized trades from which they benefited,” they said, citing blacksmithing, shoemaking and fishing as examples.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023

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