"housecraft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: housecrafts [plural]
Etymology: house + craft Etymology templates: {{compound|en|house|craft}} house + craft Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} housecraft (countable and uncountable, plural housecrafts)
  1. The art of homemaking. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: homecraft
    Sense id: en-housecraft-en-noun-BjO-0F3l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English_terms_suffixed_with_-craft

Inflected forms

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