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单词 wildcrafting
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wildcraftingn.

Brit. /ˈwʌɪl(d)krɑːftɪŋ/, /ˈwʌɪl(d)kraftɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwaɪl(d)ˌkræf(t)ɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wildcraft v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < wildcraft v. + -ing suffix1. Compare earlier wildcraft n.
Originally U.S.
The action or practice of gathering natural produce (now esp. herbs) from the wild. Cf. wildcraft v.
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1969 N.Y. Times 8 Dec. 45/2 The 14-year-old daughter of a dying Appalachian sharecropper..teaches the reader a few things about the art of ‘wildcrafting’—the harvesting of wild buds, roots, leaves and bark that is still practiced throughout western North Carolina.
1975 J. McQuarrie Wildcrafting 47 Wildcrafting is one of the world's oldest vocations.
1990 Mothering Jan. 33 After a while it becomes routine: one knows exactly where to go each season to find the herbs that ripen at that time. Wildcrafting is also a wonderful activity to do with children.
2002 Backwoods Home Mag. July 74/3 Not everyone can have a full laboratory in their home. A good identification book is a must for wildcrafting.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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