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bench-made

American  
[bench-meyd] / ˈbɛntʃˈmeɪd /

adjective

  1. (of articles made of leather, wood, etc.) individually produced and finished, as on a carpenter's bench; custom-made.


Example Sentences

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He crosses his legs, letting the toe of his bench-made oxford dangle a little above the floor and occasionally�at moments of infrequent agitation�allowing it to graze the surface of the carpet underfoot.

From Time Magazine Archive

His boots were the finest leather, bench-made by the best of bootmakers, and they fitted the high-arched instep with the elastic smoothness of gloves.

From Ronicky Doone by Brand, Max

A few well-chosen pieces for initial material will soon be supplemented by "Peg-lock" or bench-made contrivances.

From A Catalogue of Play Equipment by Hunt, Jean Lee

The piece is bench-made and carries on the reverse many marks of the file used in its final assembly.

From American Military Insignia 1800-1851 by Campbell, J. Duncan

His bench-made boots molded his long and slender feet to a nicety and fitted like gloves around the high instep.

From The Rangeland Avenger by Brand, Max