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noun
Any of the skills related to a woodland habitat, especially those relating to outdoor survival; these skills collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: forestcraft
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noun
The art or skill of wood carving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
To carve or craft from wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: craft, craftsmanship, workmanship
noun
skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: experience
History
Etymology tree English wood Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Old English -cræft Middle English -craft English -craft English woodcraft From wood + -craft.
Across languages
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