gunsmithery

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gunsmithery (countable and uncountable, plural gunsmitheries)

  1. (countable) A gunsmith's workshop.
  2. (uncountable) The work, art, or trade of a gunsmith.
    • 1990, James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation: Curatorial Management of the Built World[1]:
      They have been for centuries the base of such important Parisian industries as jewelry, clockmaking, gunsmithery (in medieval times, swords and armor), and haute couture.