woodworking

[ wood-wur-king ]

noun
  1. the act or art of making things of wood.

adjective
  1. pertaining to or used for shaping wood: woodworking tools.

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Origin of woodworking

1
First recorded in 1870–75; wood1 + working

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British Dictionary definitions for woodworking

woodworking

/ (ˈwʊdˌwɜːkɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the process of working wood

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or used in woodworking

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