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craftswomanship

noun
/ˈkɹæftswʊmʌnʃɪp/UK

Etymology

From craftswoman + -ship, on the pattern of craftsmanship.

  1. inherited from *kraftuz✻ — “strength, power”
  2. inherited from *kraftu✻
  3. inherited from cræft — “strength, skill”
  4. inherited from craft — “strength, skill”
  5. inherited from craft
  6. formed as craftswoman — “craft + -s- + -woman”
  7. suffixed as craftswomanship — “craftswoman + ship”

Definitions

  1. The body of skills, techniques, and expertise of (a) feminine craft(s).

    • …were to cease purchasing machinery, labor-saving devices, hired service, ready-made food and clothes, and go back to the old-fashioned craftswomanship.
    • 1991 Duke L.J. 365 (Duke Law Journal); quoted in:

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA