carpenter's kit

2.8

A set of tools a carpenter uses to work with wood

noun
/ˈkɑːrpəntərz kɪt/

: kit de carpintero

A good carpenter's kit should include a saw, measuring tape, and chisel.

Examples

He opened his carpenter's kit and selected a hammer for the job.
After years of work, his old carpenter's kit still served him well.
He bought a new carpenter's kit for his workshop.
The carpenter's kit includes various tools for woodworking.
A good carpenter's kit should include a saw, measuring tape, and chisel.
He opened his carpenter's kit and selected a hammer for the job.
After years of work, his old carpenter's kit still served him well.

Synonyms

kit

vscarpenter's kit

302 1.6

A group of tools and items for a particular purpose

is specific to woodwork tools rather than any general purpose set

tool kit

vscarpenter's kit

4 1.8

A box or case with tools for fixing things

is a set made specifically for woodworking tasks

How Complete

carpenter's kit

2.8

tool kit

4 1.8

Surface Forms

carpenter's kit singular

carpenter's kits plural

Morphology

carpenter's + kit

The phrase is directly compositional: 'carpenter's' marks ownership/association and 'kit' means a set of tools, so the combined meaning 'a set of tools belonging to a carpenter' is immediately inferable. This possessive + noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows basic English morphology, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Carpenter's kit comes from the simple image of a carpenter carrying a small box of tools. Because carpenter's points to the worker and kit is the box of tools, the phrase means 'a set of tools used by a carpenter'.