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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Repairs or refinishes shoes, following customer specifications, or according to nature of damage, or type of shoe: Positions shoe on last and pulls and cuts off sole or heel with pincers and knife. Starts machine, and holds welt against rotating sanding wheel or rubs with sandpaper to bevel and roughen welt for attachment of new sole. Selects blank or cuts sole or heel piece to approximate size from material, using knife. Brushes cement on new sole or heel piece and on shoe welt and shoe heel. Positions sole over shoe welt or heel piece on shoe heel and pounds piece, using machine or hammer, so piece adheres to shoe; drives nails around sole or heel edge into shoe; or guides shoe and sole under needle of sewing machine to fasten sole to shoe. Trims sole or heel edge to shape of shoe with knife. Holds and turns shoe sole or heel against revolving abrasive wheel to smooth edge and remove excess material. Brushes edge with stain or polish and holds against revolving buffing wheels to polish edge. Nails heel and toe cleats to shoe. Restitches ripped portions or sews patches over holes in shoe uppers by hand or machine. Dampens portion of shoe and inserts and twists adjustable stretcher in shoes or pull portion of moistened shoe back and forth over warm iron to stretch shoe. May build up portions of shoes by nailing, stapling, or stitching additional material to shoe sole to add height or make other specified alterations to orthopedic shoes. May repair belts, luggage, purses, and other products made of materials, such as canvas, leather, and plastic. May quote charges, receive articles, and collect payment for repairs [SERVICE-ESTABLISHMENT ATTENDANT (laundry & rel.; personal ser.) 369.477-014]. (references) |
| Repairs shoes damaged in manufacturing process: Inspects shoe or reads ticket to determine defects. Removes damaged parts, using handtools, such as knife, hammer, $T3lasting tool,$T1 prying tool, and tack puller. Operates stitching machine or stitches by hand to repair broken or missed stitches and to replace parts. Relasts shoe to remove defects, such as wrinkles from outer parts, bunching of inner parts, and crooked seams. Aligns and cements parts, such as edges, bindings, heels, soles, and uppers of shoe by hand. May fill holes and cracks in shoes, using colored wax filler. May be designated according to part of shoe repaired as Cobbler, Sole (boot & shoe); Cobbler, Upper (boot & shoe); Lining Repairer (boot & shoe); or according to method of shoe construction as Cobbler, McKay (boot & shoe). (references) | |
| Removes color blemishes and fills in cracks or scratches on shoes: Applies prepared colors with cloth, hand spray, or crayon to obtain or restore specified color. Applies prepared filler, using cloth or hand spray, to fill cracks and scratches. May blend prepared pigments to match shoe color, using spatula. May cement or rub cut or nicked areas of shoe. May be designated according to type or color of shoe as Russet Repairer (boot & shoe). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: SHOE REPAIRER |
| Specialty definitions using "SHOE REPAIRER": rehabilitation technician ♦ SHOE-REPAIR SUPERVISOR, SHOE-REPAIRER HELPER. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "SHOE REPAIRER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | skomager (shoemaker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | schoenlapper (boot repairer), schoenhersteller (boot repairer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | cordonnier réparateur, cordonnier (shoemaker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | schuster (cobbler, cobblers, shoemaker, shoemakers). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | παπουτσήσ (shoemaker), επισκευαστής υποδημάτων (boot repairer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | calzolaio (cobbler, shoemaker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oeshay epairerray sapateiro consertador (boot repairer). (various references) zapatero remendón (cobbler, shoe mender). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-h-i-o-p-r-r-r-s" | |
-3 letters: rareripes, rehearser, repairers. | |
-4 letters: aphorise, harriers, orreries, pharisee, rareripe, rehearse, repairer, rephrase, reshaper, roperies, sparrier, spherier. | |
-5 letters: aperies, aspirer, harpers, harpies, harrier, harries, hearers, herries, hoarier, hoarser, horsier, parries, peeries, perries, praiser, prisere, prosier, rapiers, raspier, reapers, rearers, rehears, rehires, repairs, reposer, reprise, reraise, reshape, respire, roarers, seepier, sharper, sharpie, shearer, sheerer, soapier. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Translations: Modern 4. Anagrams | 5. Bibliography |
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