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shopcraft

shop·craft
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shop-kraft, -krahft]
    • /ˈʃɒpˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shop-kraft, -krahft]
    • /ˈʃɒpˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft/

Definitions of shopcraft word

  • noun shopcraft any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry. 1
  • noun shopcraft the members of any such trade. 1

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Origin of shopcraft

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; shop + craft

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shopcraft

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shopcraft popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

shopcraft usage trend in Literature

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