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handicraft

/ˈhændɪkɹæft/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about handicraft at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
  2. An artifact produced by handicraft.
  3. A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.

Origin

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

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Related Words: handworkhandcrafthandiworkartisanalworkmanshipcraftsmanshipartisanhandmadecraftsmanhome-madehomemadecottage

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