handicraftsman

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A handicraftsman 0 0 8 A common labourer, from 3d. to 5d.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

He spoke of himself visiting the South Kensington Museum on Saturday nights, "to see the handicraftsman, the wood-worker, the glass-blower, and the worker in metals."

From Oscar Wilde A Critical Study by Ransome, Arthur

The old-type handicraftsman and small merchant are obviously menaced by modern industrial and business methods, and the peasant masses are in little better shape.

From The New World of Islam by Stoddard, Lothrop

Here one leafy afternoon Arnold came so near praying that he raised his head in some confusion at the thought of the profane handicraftsman who might claim the vague tribute of his spirit.

From Hilda A Story of Calcutta by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

But to men who work with their hands there must always be something specially inspiring in the life and example of one who was a handicraftsman and so much beside.

From Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies by Blore, George Henry