Meaning of carpent | Babel Free

Definitions

To do carpentry, or work on (something) as a carpenter.

nonstandard, rare

Examples

“But no, he looked out at us long. Then shut⟳ the Book and strode down the aisle past every half-filled pew. The ones you-know-who carpented – certainly not me. Cracking, they are. Like⟳ l told him they would.”

“The next sentence, however, clarifies what Harville's employment actually is: He drew, he varnished, he carpented, he glued; he made toys for the children, he fashioned new netting-needles and pins with improvements; ...”

“The hallway was unlit and sour with the odour of linoleum, and the man who took the work⟳ came early the next day, refused the food we offered, ate his own⟳, and worked until the light⟳ was gone outside, carpenting the lengths of wood with skill ...”

CEFR level