carpentry skills

collocation in English

meaningsofcarpentryandskill

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carpentry
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/us
/ˈkɑːr.pɪn.tri/
the skill or work of making and repairing ...
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skill
noun[C or U]
uk
/skɪl/us
/skɪl/
an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have ...
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(Definition ofcarpentryandskillfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Domestic carpentry skills were kept alive, within the remnants of a system of apprenticeship.
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The building was constructed using the finest carpentry skills: no nails have been found.
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A carpenter on campus was enlisted to teach carpentry skills.
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These carpentry skills were easily transferred to technical theatre.
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He learned his carpentry skills working at the side of his grandfather from the time he was a young boy.
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The trellis used has been made using locally sourced original materials and 17th century carpentry skills.
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Volunteer tradesmen gave their time on weekends to provide plumbing and carpentry skills.
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Rossignol, a committed skier, used his carpentry skills to make a pair of skis out of solid wood.
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Nikki would get a child who can use his carpentry skills to build her a nice bookcase.
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Macdonald learned basic carpentry skills while working at local industries - including a coffin factory and a carriage factory - and during his tenure as a ships carpenter between 1898 and 1908.
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