handicap ~ handicraft:
(pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ in both these words rhymes with the letter ‘k’ in “king”)
a young handicap (a disabled girl)
“Handicap”, for the right pronunciation, please click here,
is ‘any physical or mental disability (usually the hands or legs of a person not working properly) that gives a person some disadvantage or lessens the chances of success (not able to work and live like a normal person)’,
two handicapped players
e.g.
Deafness is not a very serious handicap.
He was handicapped by ill-health and couldn’t continue his research programme.
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making a piece of handicraft
“Handicraft”(also ‘handcraft‘), for the right pronunciation, please click here,
is ‘an art or occupation that needs the skill of hands, such as weaving, pottery, needlework, carving shapes into wood or stone, etc.’,
e.g.
This wooden doll is really a piece of magnificent handicraft.
