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loftsman

[ lawfts-muhn, lofts- ]

noun

Shipbuilding.
plural loftsmen.
  1. a person who prepares molds and patterns.


loftsman

/ ˈ±ôÉ’´Ú³Ù²õ³¾É™²Ô /

noun

  1. a person who reproduces in actual size a draughtsman's design for a ship or an aircraft, working on the floor of a building ( mould loft ) with a large floor area
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

See -man.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of loftsman1

First recorded in 1900–05; loft + 's 1 + man

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