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woodcraft

noun wood·craft \-ˌkraft\

Definition of WOODCRAFT

1
:  skill and practice in anything relating to the woods and especially in maintaining oneself and making one's way in the woods
2
:  skill in shaping or constructing articles from wood
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First Known Use of WOODCRAFT

14th century

Rhymes with WOODCRAFT

abaft, aircraft, butt shaft, campcraft, camshaft, crankshaft, downdraft, driveshaft, engraft, handcraft, indraft, kingcraft, life raft, rockshaft, scoutcraft, seacraft, skin graft, spacecraft, stagecraft, statecraft, tradecraft, updraft, witchcraft

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