Crozers

/ˈkroʊ.zɚz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of crozer; multiple cooperage tools used to cut grooves in barrel staves, or multiple workers who perform crozing.

Etymology

From 'crozer' plus the plural suffix '-s'. Standard nominalization for both tools and craftspeople.

Kelly Says

Guild records from medieval towns list entire workshops of 'crozers,' evidence of how complex pre-industrial manufacturing really was—barrel-making was a multi-step assembly process centuries before factories.

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