Definitions
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- noun A
tailor who specialises in makingsleeves .
Etymologies
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sleeve + maker
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Examples
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Eschewing further education and employment in her relatives’ business, she took a job in 1906 as a sleevemaker, with the clear intent of becoming involved in trade union work.
Fannia M. Cohn. 2009
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