cordwainery
/ˈkɔrdˌweɪnəri/
noun
- The craft or trade of making shoes and other leather goods.
- The museum had a special exhibit on the history of cordwainery in colonial America.
- She took up cordwainery as a hobby and now makes custom leather sandals.
- He learned cordwainery from his grandfather, who had been a shoemaker for fifty years.
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