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

So, good luck to the gentle craft, and its professors, may the Fates send us much into their company!

From Tom Brown at Oxford by Hughes, Thomas

I will begin with yellow, the most useful colour in general for the gentle craft.

From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William

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)

Piracy The word "piracy," since that gentle craft has disappeared from the high seas, has come commonly into use to mean free-booting with reference to literary property.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers

The 24th again saw us at the Fish Pond, where Mr. Browne again exhibited his skill in the gentle craft, and caught a good dish of the finny tribe.

From Expedition into Central Australia by Sturt, Charles