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

Medieval agriculture was carried on by peasants holding small amounts of land which would correspond to the small shops and slender capital of the handicraftsman.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved

His self-respect made him wise and careful in regard to his dress, but in other matters many a handicraftsman was accustomed to more luxury than he.

From Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 by Castaigne, J. André

But the handicraftsman is dependent on your pleasure and opinion. 

From Miscellanies by Ross, 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