The art of shoeniaking. One of the gentle craft: a shoemaker: so called because once practised by St. Crispin.
·noun One well born; a gentleman. II. Gentle ·noun A dipterous larva used as fish bait. III. Gentl...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A maggot or grub used as a bait by anglers. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun Strength; might; secret power. II. Craft ·vt To play tricks; to practice artifice. III. Craf...
[from the Anglo-Saxon word cræft, a trading vessel]. It is now a general name for lighters, hoys, ba...
·noun A species of amaranth (Amarantus melancholicus). ...
·adj Having a kind or gentle disposition. ...
In which a ship carries royals and flying-kites; force 4. ...
·noun The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts. ...
·- Any vessel or boat plying on water; vessels and boats, collectively. ...
The art of awing the laity, managing their consciences, and diving into their pockets. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Lighters, lumps, or punts, not having sails. Also, a name for the screws used for lifting a ship on ...
Nearly the same as the Anglo-Saxon scyp-cræft, an early word for navigation. ...