handcraft/ˈhændˌkɹæft/EtymologyFrom Middle English handcrafte, handecraft, hond-craft, from Old English handcræft, equivalent to hand + -craft. Cognate with Dutch handkracht, German Handkraft.handcraft means handicraft. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.nounhandicraftThe class of subjects for study that rely upon experimentation and observation.“These are, in redecraft, the English language and literature, mathematics, psychology; in handcraft, the physical sciences, physics, chemistry, biology; with regular and ample laboratory work in each.”verbTo engage in handcraft or handicraft.