clogmaker
- noun
- /ˈklɔɡˌmeɪkər/
- Archaic
- The clogmaker carefully crafted a pair of wooden shoes for the festival.
Examples
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I was sitting next to Axel and the clogmaker, who was sitting next to Rasmus Mailman.
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And the clogmaker opened a bottle of chocolate liqueur.
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I must have put the clogmaker to bed around four in the morning.
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When the water meeting was over, I was just going to have some mineral water, but the clogmaker put a bottle of whiskey on the kitchen table and said I should have a drop.
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Because the clogmaker has nothing to lose, aside from his next beer—and he looks forward to it too, every time.
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Many local artists, including the clogmaker, displayed their handmade goods at the market.
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At the fair, I watched the clogmaker demonstrate how to shape and finish the wooden clogs.
Synonyms
An old Scottish person who makes and repairs shoes
A person who makes or repairs shoes
A person who makes or repairs shoes
A person who makes fine leather shoes by hand
A person who makes, fixes, or sells wooden shoes
A person who makes or sells shoes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clogmaker is two words joined: clog + maker; clog comes from an old word meaning 'block' or 'lump', because clogs were once cut from a single block of wood. So a clogmaker is simply a person who 'makes' those wooden shoes.