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▪ I. wildcraft, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈwʌɪl(d)krɑːft|, U.S. |ˈwaɪl(d)ˌkræf(t)|
[‹ wild n. + craft n., after woodcraft n. (see quot. 1924).]
Originally: skill in or knowledge of matters relating to survival in a wilderness environment. Subsequently: the gathering of herbs and other natural produce from the wild. Cf. wildcrafter n.
1924R. S. Spears Camping, Woodcraft & Wildcraft v. 22 Wildcraft, or woodcraft, means the know-how of hunting, of nature observation, details of wilderness science, and includes the subject of camps and camp-making. Perhaps ‘Wildcraft’ would be the better term, since some of the most important outdoor ventures are of deserts, high mountains, many waters, prairies and open spaces, and woods are only part of the available unfenced territories. 1927T. Whelan Wilderness Hunting & Wildcraft xv. 172 One of the most interesting phases of hunting and wildcraft. 1993Los Angeles Times (Nexis) (Ventura County ed.) 17 June j14 There's even a name for this form of sustainable agriculture: ‘wildcraft’. That's the practice of gathering herbs in their natural setting without trampling down the fields and forests or leaving things dead in one's wake. 1997Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 28 Feb. 17 This little episode highlights two basic facets of Gioia Tama's personality: her confident knowledge of wildcraft and how to eat off the land, and her compassion and respect for the wild creatures.
▪ II. wildcraft, v. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈwʌɪl(d)krɑːft|, |ˈwʌɪl(d)kraft|, U.S. |ˈwaɪl(d)ˌkræft|
[‹ wildcraft n. Compare earlier wildcrafter n.]
trans. To gather (herbs or other natural produce) from the wild; (also) to prepare (herbal remedies, etc.) utilizing such produce. Also (esp. in early use) intr.
1969V. Cleaver & B. Cleaver Where Lilies Bloom (1970) vi. 74 We wildcrafted that day—finished digging all the goldenseal. 1974N.Y. Times 8 June 18/5 The four plucky mountain youngsters are ‘wildcrafting’ for survival ([in] a fascinating sequence about medicinal herbs). 1982Herbal Q. Autumn 4/1 As a sheepherder in Southern Idaho I..spend a great deal of time ‘wildcrafting’... I see quite a variety of edible and medicinal herbs. 1988WomenWise 10 No. 3. 4/1 A woman recently came by my lab to get a coltsfoot extract I wildcrafted and tinctured. 1992Utne Reader Mar.–Apr. 139/1 (advt.) Wild Desert Tea... Wildcrafted by us since 1972. 2002Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 9 Oct. c1 More recently, he's turned his attention closer to home, setting himself the task of only eating foods grown, hunted or wildcrafted within a 250-mile radius of his desert home.
Derivatives. wildcrafted adj.
1988HerbalGram Summer 24/3 Two herb industry associations adopted a resolution that would discourage the collection and sale of *wildcrafted Lady's Slipper Root. 1997New Product News (Nexis) Nov. 40 Chaga and Maitake extracts contain wildcrafted mushrooms gathered at the peak of potency. |