"housecraft" meaning in English

See housecraft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: housecrafts [plural]
Etymology: From 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

Inflected forms

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