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14 Cards in this Set
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awl
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a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for making small holes (as in leather or wood)
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burnish
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to make shiny especially by rubbing : POLISH
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clog
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or sandal having a thick usually wooden sole
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cobbler
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a mender or maker of shoes
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lapstone
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A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers beat leather
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last
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A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and shoes are formed.
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latchets
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The string that fastens a shoe; a shoestring.
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pinchbeck buckles
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Buckles made of an alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal, composed of zinc and copper
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vamp or uppers
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The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper
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blowpipe
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a small tube for blowing a jet of gas (as air) into a flame so as to increase the heat in a small area
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calipers
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a measuring instrument with two legs or jaws that can be adjusted to determine thickness, diameter, or distance between surfaces -- usually used in plural <a pair of calipers>
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crucible
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a pot made of a substance not easily damaged by fire that is used for holding something to be treated under great heat
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cullet
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Broken glass for remelting.
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pincers
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an instrument having two handles and two jaws that is used to grip things
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