Carpent

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To do carpentry, or work on (something) as a carpenter. nonstandard, rare

    "But no, he looked out at us long. Then shut the Book and strode down the aisle past every half-filled pew. The ones you-know-who carpented – certainly not me. Cracking, they are. Like l told him they would."

Synonyms

All synonyms
carpenter

Example

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"But no, he looked out at us long. Then shut the Book and strode down the aisle past every half-filled pew. The ones you-know-who carpented – certainly not me. Cracking, they are. Like l told him they would."

Etymology

Back-formation from carpenter.

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