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shoemaker |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 9. One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides; also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice. 10. (Founding) a A horizontal channel in a mold, through which the metal flows to the cavity formed by the pattern; also the waste metal left in such a channel. b A trough or channel for leading molten metal from a furnace to a ladle, mold, or pig bed. 11. The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached. 12. (Zo["o]l.) A food fish ({Elagatis pinnulatus}) of Florida and the West Indies; -- called also {skipjack}, {shoemaker}, and {yellowtail}. The name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the water. 13. (Zo["o]l.) Any cursorial bird. 14. (Mech.) a A movable slab or rubber used in grinding or polishing a surface of stone. b A tool on which lenses are fastened in a group for polishing or grinding. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shoemaker \Shoe"mak`er\, n. 1. One whose occupation it is to make shoes and boots. 2. (Zo["o]l.) a The threadfish. b The runner, 12. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shoemaker n : a person who makes or repairs shoes [syn: {cobbler}]
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