"carpentering" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1892, Herman Melville, White Jacket",
          "text": "Frequently, at one and the same time, you see every trade in operation on the gun-deck--coopering, carpentering, tailoring, tinkering, blacksmithing, rope-making, preaching, gambling, and fortune-telling.",
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          "ref": "1901, Henry Lawson, Joe Wilson and His Mates",
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          "ref": "2007 January 26, Deanna Isaacs, “Have Your Rebellion and Deduct It Too”, in Chicago Reader",
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