pipemaking

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English

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Etymology

Compound of pipe +‎ making.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɪp.meɪ.kɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: pipe‧mak‧ing

Noun

pipemaking (uncountable)

  1. The craft or industry of producing pipes.
    1. The craft or industry of producing tobacco pipes, or similar implements used for smoking.
      • 1963, John Canfield Ewers, Blackfoot Indian Pipes and Pipemaking, page 52:
        Iron took the stone home and boiled it for a short time to soften it. He worked at his pipemaking for short, intermittent periods, sometimes laying the work aside for several days before returning to it. Before each work session he boiled the stone. He drilled the bowl and the stem hole before shaping the outside with a file.
    2. The craft or industry of producing bagpipes, or similar wind instruments.
      • 1913, Francis O'Neill, Irish Minstrels and Musicians: With Numerous Dissertations on Related Subjects, page 160:
        ... "Ned" White, popularly known as the "Dandy Piper", started a pipemaking shop at Roxbury, Mass., a suburb of Boston. Of course, reedmaking and repairs were most in demand, but White turned out quite a number of new sets during his time, of which it can be said that the tones of his drones, if equaled, were never surpassed by those of any pipemaker known to Americans.

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