The most suitable of these poles are purchased from the farmers by the willow handicraftsmen of the village up here, to be split into thin flexible strips and plaited or woven into various articles.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
All the handicraftsmen disappeared, carried away to the armies, and the towns became filled with invalids and veterans, carrying their rusty swords, their only proof of personal valour.
"The Shadow of the Cathedral"
Vicente Blasco Ibañez
The importance and self-consciousness of the smaller tradesmen and handicraftsmen increased with that of the great merchants.
"Chaucer"
Adolphus William Ward