gentle craft
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gentle craft
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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A holiday most religiously observed by journeymen shoemakers, and other inferior mechanics. a profanation of that day, by working, is punishable by a line, particularly among the gentle craft.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis
The birds are trained much as they were in England in former days, when the gentle craft, as it was called, was fashionable among the nobles and gentry of the land.
From In the Eastern Seas by Kingston, William Henry Giles
Chatelard," said the queen, after the ceremonies of a first salutation were over, "I perceive you have lost none of your cunning in the gentle craft.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various
But he was never seen at church; on Sundays he went fishing, being devoted to the gentle craft; and it was wrong, more so in him because of his good name than in many another.
From Fan : the story of a young girl's life by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
No," said I; "I know nothing of the gentle craft" "Fond of shooting, perhaps?
From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Lever, Charles James
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