ability and experience in matters concerned with living in the bush
bushcraft in American English
(ˈbuʃˌkræft, -ˌkrɑːft)
noun
Austral
skill in anything pertaining to bush country, as in finding one's way, hunting, or finding water
Word origin
[1870–75; bush1 + craft]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: billing, fifth wheel, onshore, upgrade, washout
Examples of 'bushcraft' in a sentence
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Other courses include family bushcraft and woodland navigation.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The bushcraft activity is free with booking recommended.
The Sun (2018)
Help out on the farm or book one of the woodland or bushcraft courses.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Bushcraft is a good way to tune into somewhere that's unfamiliar.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Rock-pool rambles, an a capella singing workshop and bushcraft are on the agenda.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Troops will train rangers in tracking, infantry, bushcraft and data analysis.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
He also holds bushcraft and survival days.
The Sun (2008)
I learnt a lot about bushcraft there - and about my own limits.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Further entertainment on site included pools, tennis, five-aside football, archery, bushcraft and evening discos.
The Sun (2015)
They can arrange courses on foraging, bushcraft and other suitable rural skills.