carpenter : Idioms & Phrases

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Carpenter ant

  • noun ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs
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  • (Zoöl.), any species of ant which gnaws galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests therein. They usually select dead or somewhat decayed wood. The common large American species is Formica Pennsylvanica.
Webster 1913

Carpenter bee

  • noun large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems
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  • (Zoöl.), a large hymenopterous insect of the genus Xylocopa; so called because it constructs its nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber. The common American species is Xylocopa Virginica.
Webster 1913

carpenter's hammer

  • noun a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
    clawhammer; claw hammer.
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carpenter's kit

  • noun a set of carpenter's tools
    tool kit.
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carpenter's level

  • noun a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it
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carpenter's mallet

  • noun a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge
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carpenter's plane

  • noun a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
    plane; woodworking plane.
    • the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work
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carpenter's rule

  • noun a rule used by a carpenter
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carpenter's saw

  • noun a saw used with one hand for cutting wood
    hand saw; handsaw.
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carpenter's square

  • noun a steel square used by carpenters; larger than a try square
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harlean carpenter

  • noun United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
    Jean Harlow; Harlow.
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Ship carpenter

  • a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a shipwright.
Webster 1913