noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The work or skill of a carpenter, carpentry. countable, nonstandard, rare, uncountable

   "We climbed the ladder into the loft that was strewn with farming implements and with carpenting tools."

2. 2
   Misspelling of carpeting. alt-of, misspelling

Synonyms

All synonyms

carpentry

Example

More examples

"We climbed the ladder into the loft that was strewn with farming implements and with carpenting tools."

Etymology

From carpent(er), carpent(ry) + -ing.

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