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What doth a luthier do?
If you'd like to teach a man to fish, how can
I figure this out "next" time, when I see no
noun-of-vocational-doing in the ol' dic'y ?
Eden
Bonus Points: pronounce "agathis".

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[nq:1]What doth a luthier do? If you'd like to teach a man to fish, how can I figure this out "next" time, when I see no noun-of-vocational-doing in the ol' dic'y ?[/nq]
I don't know what "ol' dic'y" you were looking in, but "luthier" is defined pretty clearly in m-w.com . For really rare words that aren't in there, try Onelook.com .
Teach a man to fish, and you'll get scolded by Charles R
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[nq:1]What doth a luthier do? If you'd like to teach a man to fish, how can I figure this out "next" time, when I see no noun-of-vocational-doing in the ol' dic'y ?[/nq]
Try http://www.genealogyinc.com/descriptions/job-L.htm (last entry on the page).
Or use Onelook, which is always my first por
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[nq:2]What doth a luthier do? If you'd like to teach ... when I see no noun-of-vocational-doing in the ol' dic'y ?[/nq]
[nq:1]Try http://www.genealogyinc.com/descriptions/job-L.htm (last entry on the page). Or use Onelook, which is always my first port of call for obscure words -
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[nq:1]What doth a luthier do?[/nq]
Make lutes.
[nq:1]Bonus Points: pronounce "agathis".[/nq]
OK.
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[nq:1]What doth a luthier do? If you'd like to teach a man to fish, how can I figure this out "next" time, when I see no noun-of-vocational-doing in the ol' dic'y ?[/nq]
How you can figure it out "next" time is you can get yourself a decent dictionary:
Main Entry: lu?thi?er
Pronunciation: 'lü-tE-&r, thE&r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from luth lute (from Middle
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[nq:2]What doth a luthier do? If you'd like to teach ... when I see no noun-of-vocational-doing in the ol' dic'y ?[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't know what "ol' dic'y" you were looking in, but "luthier" is defined pretty clearly in m-w.com . For really rare words that aren't in there, try Onelook.com .[/nq]
I'm confused- Is he asking for the definition of luthier, or is he asking for the name of the c
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[nq:2]I don't know what "ol' dic'y" you were looking in, ... really rare words that aren't in there, try Onelook.com .[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm confused- Is he asking for the definition of luthier, or is he asking for the name of the craft ... (from the subject) that he was asking if there was a single noun describing the craft that a luthier practices.[/nq]
Ah, I see. That would explain the odd sub
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[nq:1]I'm confused- Is he asking for the definition of luthier, or is he asking for the name of the craft ... (from the subject) that he was asking if there was a single noun describing the craft that a luthier practices.[/nq]
A lawyer practicies law, and a sawyer practices saw. Where does that leave the mule skinner?
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[nq:2]What doth a luthier do? If you'd like to teach ... when I see no noun-of-vocational-doing in the ol' dic'y ?[/nq]
[nq:1]Try http://www.genealogyinc.com/descriptions/job-L.htm (last entry on the page). Or use Onelook, which is always my first port of call for obscure words -
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[nq:1]What doth a luthier do? If you'd like to teach a man to fish, how can I figure this out "next" time, when I see no noun-of-vocational-doing in the ol' dic'y ?[/nq]
Are you asking whether there's a verb corresponding to "luthier" the way "bake" corresponds to "baker"? If so, I doubt it, but I don't know for sure.
[nq:1]Eden Bonus Points: pronounce "agathis".[/nq]
Okay. Did you hea

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