small craft
Preserved but no longer current.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “small craft” mean?
Such vessels as schooners, sloops, cutters, and so on. The Craft is the word usually employed by Freemasons to describe their fraternity.
Is “small craft” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.