boatmaking

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English

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Etymology

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From boat +‎ making.

Noun

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boatmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of boats.
    • 2009 August 16, Larry Edsall, “A Style Both Wet and Wild”, in New York Times[1]:
      Fiberglass made it easy to get into the boatmaking business, Mr. Mueller said, but many of the builders didn’t realize how labor-intensive the business was.