craft

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References

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[edit] Etymology

From Old English cræft (compare Old Frisian creft), with the sense shift to "skill, art" probably leading to the related "trade", thus the first nautical use (1671) relating to smaller vessels (nautical use for tools of fishing trade unclear).

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  Rhymes: -ɑːft

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craft (countable and uncountable; plural craft or crafts)

1. (countable, plural: crafts) The skilled practice of a practical occupation.

   She represented the craft of brewers.

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (nautical, whaling) Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc.
3. (nautical) Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged in loading or unloading of other vessels, as lighters, hoys, and barges.
4. (nautical, British Royal Navy) Those vessels attendant on a fleet, such as cutters, schooners, and gun-boats, generally commanded by lieutenants.
5. (countable, plural: craft) A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.
6. (countable, plural: crafts) A particular kind of skilled work.

   He learned his craft as an apprentice.

7. (uncountable) Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception.

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aircraft hovercraft spacecraft

spycraft warcraft watercraft

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• (skill at work): craftsmanship, workmanship
• (nautical sense):
• (vehicle):
• (kind of skilled work): trade
• (shrewdness): craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness

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to craft (third-person singular simple present crafts, present participle crafting, simple past and past participle crafted)

1. To make by hand and with much skill.
2. To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman): "state crafting", "crafting global policing".

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[edit] References

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]