ten-footer

noun

A small backyard shoemaker's shop, typically having an area of 10 by 10 feet, built in the 18th or 19th century in New England.

Meanings

nounten-footer (plural ten-footers)

plural ten-footers

  1. UShistoricalA small backyard shoemaker's shop, typically having an area of 10 by 10 feet, built in the 18th or 19th century in New England.
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