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woodsmanship

woodsmanship noun: the skills of a woodsman.

Noun

woodsmanship (uncountable)

  1. The skills of a woodsman.
    • For me, it isn't so much about the actual hunting as much as the woodsmanship and skills that come into play at every stage of a hunt.2007 November 21, Pete Bodo, “The Art of Hunting Deer the Old-Fashioned Way”, in New York Times

Origin of woodsmanship

From woodsman + -ship.

Questions about woodsmanship

What does woodsmanship mean?
Woodsmanship means the skills of a woodsman.
What part of speech is woodsmanship?
Woodsmanship is a noun.

Words near woodsmanship in the dictionary

  1. woodsily
  2. woodsiness
  3. woodskin
  4. woodskins
  5. woodsman
  6. woodsmanship
  7. woodsmen
  8. woodsmoke
  9. woodsmoked
  10. woodsmokes
  11. Woodson

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