Meanings
nounshoemaking (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe making of shoes.
Similar
cordwainerythe gentle craft
More synonyms by meaning
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Origin
- Proto-Germanic*skōhaz
- Proto-West Germanic*skōh
- Old Englishsċōh
- Middle Englishscho
- Englishshoe
- Old Englishmacung
- Middle Englishmaking
- Englishmaking
- Englishshoemaking
Translations
Arabic سِكَافَة
- سِكَافَة (sikāfa)shoemaking
Chinese Mandarin 製鞋 /制鞋
- 製鞋 /制鞋 (zhìxié)shoemaking
Finnish kengänvalmistus, kengänteko
- kengänvalmistusshoemaking
- kengäntekoshoemaking
- suutarointishoemaking
French cordonnerie
- cordonnerieshoemaking
German Schuhherstellung, Schuhmacherei
- Schuhherstellungshoemaking
- Schuhmachereishoemaking
- Schustereishoemaking
Greek υποδηματοποίηση
- υποδηματοποίηση (ypodimatopoíisi)shoemaking
Irish gréasaíocht
- gréasaíochtshoemaking
Japanese 製靴
- 製靴 (seika)shoemaking
Korean 제화
- 제화 (jehwa)shoemaking
Polish szewstwo
- szewstwoshoemaking
Swedish skomakeri, skotillverkning
- skomakerishoemaking
- skotillverkningshoemaking
Welsh cryddiaeth
- cryddiaethshoemaking
Cite this entry
APA
shoemaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoemaking
MLA
“shoemaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoemaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoemaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoemaking.
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