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noun (plural: same or crafts)
- The skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his craft as an apprentice" syn: trade.
- (nautical) (15th-17th centuries) Any net, line or hook used to catch fish; (later) any fishing vessel, then any small vessel.
- A vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space.
- People who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade" syn: trade.
- A skill in an occupation or trade syn: craftsmanship, workmanship.
- Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception syn: craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness.
verb
- To make by hand and with much skill.
- To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman): "state crafting", "crafting global policing."
Etymology: Craft traces back to the Indo-European root - ger-, meaning "to twist, turn."
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