HANDICRAFT in a Sentence

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On the other hand, the slaves, in many cases, had mastered some handicraft, and none were ashamed, and few unwilling, to labour.

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 Meanings and Examples of HANDICRAFT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
handicraft
 n.  a work produced by hand labor
Classic Sentence:
1  Ham was a boat-builder in these days, having improved a natural ingenuity in that handicraft, until he had become a skilled workman.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 22. SOME OLD SCENES, AND SOME NEW PEOPLE
2  Moreover, no trace of work was revealed in that dwelling; no handicraft, no spinning-wheel, not a tool.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VI—THE WILD MAN IN HIS LAIR
3  On the other hand, the slaves, in many cases, had mastered some handicraft, and none were ashamed, and few unwilling, to labour.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter I.
Example Sentence:
1  The number and variety of handicraft courses which grant an appreciation for the skill, time and money needed to produce high quality craftwork.
2  This village has its own traditional dress, cuisine, folklore and handicrafts.
3  Street venders are forbidden to display their handicrafts on the wayside.
4  Besides it a handicrafts and local fruit process exhibition show also arranged in outskirt of cattle show.