Home › Words › E › edgemakingedgemakingedgemaking means the manufacture of the edges of shoes.EtymologyFrom edge + making.nounThe manufacture of the edges of shoes.e.g.“[…] in matter of joint application for arbitration of controversy between George G. Snow Co. and employees in edgemaking department […]” — 1907, Massachusetts. Bureau of Statistics of Labor, Annual Report of the Bureau of Statistics of Labor, page 473:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.edgemaker 88% match — One who manufactures the edges of shoes. vs edgemaking →shoemaking 69% match — The making of shoes. vs edgemaking →bootmaking 64% match — The making of boots. vs edgemaking →beltmaking 62% match — The manufacture of belts. vs edgemaking →edging 62% match — Anything that forms, defines, or marks the edge of something. vs edgemaking →edgestitch 61% match — One of a line of small stitches sewn close to an edge of a garment, either as decoration or to prevent fraying. vs edgemaking →bagmaking 61% match — The manufacture of bags. vs edgemaking →leathermaking 61% match — The manufacture of leather. vs edgemaking →