gentle craft

American  

[jen-tl kraft] / ˈdʒɛn tl ˈkræft /

noun

1. Usually the gentle craft the sport of angling or fishing.

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Etymology

Origin of gentle craft

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Pa. Oh, come, sir, you will never wrong one of the same gentle craft as yourself.

From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)

Her gentle craft subdued his impetuous mood—if craft it might be called—for more wisely cunning than all craft is the prompting of true affection, where reason responds like instinct to the wants of the heart.

From The Golden Dog by Kirby, William

Art of Fly Making, &c., comprising Angling & Dyeing of Colours, with engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies, shewing the process of the gentle craft as taught in the pages.

From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various

I say “progresses,” but it is impossible to speak with any certainty of courting, for the essence of that gentle craft is hope, rooted in labor and trained by love.

From A Cathedral Courtship by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

All that afternoon I persevered in fishing, brought 418 home my basket in triumph, and sometime that night, “in the wee sma’ hours ayont the twal,” I finally forswore the gentle craft of fishing.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew