pipemaking

/ˈpaɪp.meɪ.kɪŋ/

pipemaking means the craft or industry of producing pipes.; The craft or industry of producing tobacco pipes, or similar implements used for smoking. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

pipemaking is pronounced /ˈpaɪp.meɪ.kɪŋ/.

Etymology

Compound of pipe + making.

noun

The craft or industry of producing pipes.; The craft or industry of producing tobacco pipes, or similar implements used for smoking.“Iron took the stone home and boiled it for a short time to soften it. He worked at his pipemaking for short, intermittent periods, sometimes laying the work aside for several days before returning to it. Before each work session he boiled the stone. He drilled the bowl and the stem hole before shaping the outside with a file.”
The craft or industry of producing pipes.; The craft or industry of producing bagpipes, or similar wind instruments.“... [Edward] "Ned" White, popularly known as the "Dandy Piper", started a pipemaking shop at Roxbury, Mass., a suburb of Boston. Of course, reedmaking and repairs were most in demand, but White turned out quite a number of new sets during his time, of which it can be said that the tones of his drones, if equaled, were never surpassed by those of any pipemaker known to Americans.”