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handicraft.

A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhændɪkɹæft//ˈhændɪkɹɑːft/
  1. A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An artifact produced by handicraft.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.

    countable · obsolete · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

For handcraft, influenced by handiwork; Old English handcræft. By surface analysis, handy + -craft.

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