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SHOEMAKER'S LAST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shoemaker's last mean?
• SHOEMAKER'S LAST (noun)
The noun SHOEMAKER'S LAST has 1 sense:
1. holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Familiarity information: SHOEMAKER'S LAST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cobbler's last; last; shoemaker's last
Hypernyms ("shoemaker's last" is a kind of...):
holding device (a device for holding something)
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