bushcraft

[ boosh-kraft, -krahft ]

noun

, Australian.

1. skill in anything pertaining to bush country, as in finding one's way, hunting, or finding water.

bushcraft

/ ˈbʊʃˌkrɑːft /

noun

1. ability and experience in matters concerned with living in the bush

Word History and Origins

Origin of bushcraft¹

First recorded in 1870–75; bush ¹ + craft

Example Sentences

The bushcraft and survivalism business is currently booming.

From Slate

“I underwent a survival course and some bushcraft courses, just to have that injection of nature again.”

From Slate

In the meantime she plans to run some treks in Wales and would like to work with schools teaching bushcraft, adding: "I want to do more back in the place I grew up in and that shaped who I am today".

From BBC

From January 2017 to August 2018, monthly views for primitive technology, survival and bushcraft videos on YouTube increased by 248 percent.

From New York Times

By last summer I felt my home's walls closing in, so I decided to take my outdoorsmanship — bushcraft, they call it — up a notch and go camping.

From Salon