shopcraft

[ shop-kraft, -krahft ]
/ ˈʃɒpˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /

noun

any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
the members of any such trade.

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Origin of shopcraft

First recorded in 1685–95; shop + craft

Words nearby shopcraft

shop floor, shop right, shop steward, shopaholic, shopbot, shopcraft, shope, shopfitter, shopful, shopgirl, shophar
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