单词 | locksmithing |
释义 | locksmithingn. The work or occupation of a locksmith; the making or fitting of locks. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making tools, equipment, or fastenings > [noun] > lock-making lockwork1686 lock-making1697 locksmithery1798 locksmithing1823 1823 W. A. Coffey Inside Out 134 There are several branches of mechanical business, carried on in the prison:—Weaving, Shoemaking, Locksmithing, Comb-making, Coopering, Carpentering, &c. 1831 Frederick (Maryland) Town Herald 4 June 3/4 Lock smithing and Stove-finishing, still carried on as usual. 1851 Rep. Commissioners conc. Agric. School (Mass.) 64 The labor is performed by the pupils, even such as..locksmithing. 1908 W. D. Howells in Harper's Weekly 26 Dec. 22/2 I understand locksmithing pretty well, and I could get a job at that. 1953 P. S. Florence Logic Brit. & Amer. Industry i. 42 Their particular local industries including locksmithing..were prospering. 1992 Entrepreneur Mar. 193/2 (advt.) Only NRI gives you training in both locksmithing and electronics security systems in one course. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823 |
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