Sloyd

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Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in woodcarving; trade work; hence, a system (usually called the sloydsystem) of manual training in the practical use of the tools andmaterials used in the trades, and of instruction in the making anduse of the plans and specifications connected with trade work. Thesloyd system derives its name from the fact that it was adopted orlargely developed from a similar Swedish system, in which woodcarving was a chief feature. Its purpose is not only to affordpractical skill in some trade, but also to develop the pupilsmentally and physically.