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sloyd

[sloid]
–noun
a system of manual training based on experience gained in woodworking, originally developed in Sweden.
Also, sloid, slojd.


Origin:
1880–85; < Sw slöjd craft, industrial art, woodworking; c. sleight
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sloyd   (sloid)   
n.  A system of manual training developed in Sweden, based on the use of tools in woodworking.

[Swedish slöjd, skill, skilled labor; akin to Old Norse slɶgdh, dexterity; see sleight.]
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