bakershipn.
/ˈbeɪkəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈbeɪkərˌʃɪp/ rare.
The position or profession of a baker; expertise or skill in baking.
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1869 Ballarat (Victoria) Star 1 May (advt.) Ballarat benevolent asylum—wanted a baker for the above institution... Applications endorsed ‘Application for Bakership’..will be received until 4 o'clock p.m. on Monday next.
1924 Jrnl. Industr. Hygiene Mar. 424/2 The patients were elderly men who had remained free from all skin affections during a long period of bakership.
2012 @Canzonett 19 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 9 June 2020) What makes my neighbor superb: beguiling bakership, an eminent cookie repertoire & the ability to knock at my door at the perfect moment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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