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CRAFT (a word common to Teutonic languages for strength, or power; cf. Ger. Kraft) , a word confined in English
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power
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craft "; the word appears also in words such as " handicraft " or " craftsman." Skill applied to outwit or deceive gives the common sense of cunning or trickery, and it is this meaning which is implied in such combined words as "priestcraft," "witchcraft" and the like. A more particular use of the word is in the nautical sense of vessels of transport by water
craft ," i.e. " art," or of " vessels of a heavier or lighter craft," i.e. burden or capacity; in both cases the , qualifying words are dropped and the word comes to be used of vessels in general .End of Article: CRAFT (a word common to Teutonic languages for strength, or power; cf. Ger. Kraft) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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