Carpentry
(noun)
The work or skill of a carpenter, which includes cutting, shaping and joining wood and other materials to construct or repair buildings and other structures.
Origin:
From the old french word carpenter, meaning a worker in wood, from carpentum, meaning wagon.
Examples:
- He took a carpentry course to learn how to build his own furniture.
- The carpentry work on the new house was completed on schedule.
- Carpentry is a trade that requires both physical strength and precision.
- The carpenter spent the whole day measuring and cutting wood for the new cabin.
- The carpentry skills he learned from his father helped him make a living as a handyman.