sloyds

Noun

sloyd (countable and uncountable, plural sloyds)

1. A Scandinavian system of handicraft-based education that emphasizes the importance of practical, hands-on work to develop cognitive and problem-solving skills. In particular, it is often associated with woodworking and carving, but can include other crafts as well.
   • He asked what exactly was the position given to the "sloyds" (handicrafts) in teaching …1947, Unesco, International Bureau of Education, Proceedings and Recommendations, Digitized edition, published 2009
2. A knife for carving.
   • The sloyd knife, Fig. 84, is a tool likely to be misused in the hands of small children, but when sharp and in strong hands, has many valuable uses.1910, William Noyes, Handwork in Wood, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2007