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n. - The trade of fashioning footwear

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  • Afterward they lead them to the offices of the trades, such as shoemaking, cooking, metal-working, carpentry, painting, etc.
  • Afterwards they lead them to the offices of the trades, such as shoemaking, cooking, metal-working, carpentry, painting, &c.
  • And an art requiring as much attention as shoemaking?
  • SOCRATES: Then by shoemaking we take care of our shoes?
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