The craft or trade of making buckets.
Gerund form of the compound 'bucketmaker,' referring to the craft itself rather than the person, similar to 'watchmaking' or 'furniture-making.'
Bucketmaking was such a respected trade that many surnames derive from it—'Cooper' comes from an Old English word for barrel/bucket maker, showing how crucial these artisans were to medieval society.
Craft terminology defaulted to male practitioners in historical records; women's craftswork in bucket and container production is understated.
Use 'bucket production' or 'bucket crafting' for gender-neutral reference.
["bucket production","bucket crafting","bucket manufacturing"]
Women were skilled in cooperage and container crafting; bucketmaking was a female occupation in many cultures but remains underrecorded in occupational history.
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