shoemaking
- noun
- /ˈʃoʊˌmeɪkɪŋ/
- He decided to pursue a career in shoemaking after discovering his love for crafting footwear.
Examples
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Learning, however, is not like slipping on a pair of sandals, and teaching is not like shoemaking.
Academic text (1993) -
It is judgment day in the shoemaking master class taught by renowned Hungarian cobbler Marcell Mészáros at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Blog text (29) -
The moment has come for the shoemaking students to present their finished shoes to Mrs. for his expert review.
Blog text (29) -
Nor does it spare any single industry or sector, from technology to shoemaking.
Blog text (30) -
He does not harbor visions of a career in shoemaking.
Blog text (29) -
He's been making his weekly journey, he says, to see if Mrs. can teach him something about shoemaking that will translate to prosthetics.
Blog text (29) -
And what if the penguins are going to reveal their technological superiority and exterminate all humans next Saturday, unless we turn our resources from vaccination to shoemaking?
Blog text (13) -
By the same token, if substitutes are difficult to find, such as new export markets for used shoemaking machinery and new suppliers of traditional medicine imports, the hardship resulting from an interruption will be high.
Academic text (1991) -
The shoemaking class focused on creating custom shoes tailored to each customer's unique specifications.
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The local shop specializes in traditional shoemaking techniques that have been passed down through generations.
Synonyms
Work of repairing and making shoes
How Mechanized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shoemaking is simply shoe + making, so it means 'making shoes' — the craft of building and repairing footwear. Think of it as making a small house for a foot, which is why shoemaking refers to the trade or activity of making shoes by hand or by machine.