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woodshop en · NOUN

Etymology

From wood + shop.

Meanings

1. A woodworking workshop.
   • Mrs Kelsey got her way, but not entirely. Curtis remained home – in his woodshop in the basement. 1982, Nathan Rutstein, He Loved and Served, The Story of Curtis Kelsey, page 8:
2. A vocational course or class in woodworking.
   • When he visited, Mr. Jaye learned that New Jersey ’s vocational schools have evolved from their woodshop roots into powerhouse math and science magnets that rival the elite schools like Stuyvesant and routinely send graduates to the Ivy League. 2009 March 3, Winnie Hu, “Vo-Techs Are a New Elite, Local Districts Complain”, in New York Times:
   • in woodshop

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