‘An artificer in wood’ (Johnson); as distinguished from a joiner, cabinet-maker, etc., one who does the heavier and stronger work in wood, as the…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > woodworker > [noun] > carpenter (12) carpenterc1325 ‘An artificer in wood’ (Johnson); as distinguished from a joiner, cabinet-maker, etc., one who does the heavier and stronger work in wood, as the… tree-workera1382 a carpenter. timberman1466 One who makes things of timber; a carpenter. Scottish. Obsolete. carpentaries1486 perhaps plural of carpentarie, -ary, as a variant form of carpenter, n.; perhaps for carpentaris, plural of form carpentar: see -ar, suffix2. chip1784 Usually in form Chips. (A nickname for) a carpenter or other woodworker, esp. on a ship. Cf. chippy, n.2 caseworker1860 A maker of casework (casework, n.1 3b); a person who builds wooden furniture (U.S.). Also: a person who makes piano cases; cf. casework, n.1 3a. chippy1881 British slang (originally Navy). (A nickname for) a carpenter or other woodworker. Cf. chip, n.2 7. Subcategories:— types of (3) — inexperienced or unskilled (2) |
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