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loftsman

[lawfts-muhn, lofts-]

noun

Shipbuilding.

plural

loftsmen 

  1. a person who prepares molds and patterns.

loftsman

/ ˈɒڳٲə /

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

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Gender Note

See -man.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of loftsman1

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

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