Skill or cleverness in using the mind; intellectual cunning or mental strategy.
Compound of 'brain' and 'craft' (Old English 'cræft', meaning skill or trade). Craft originally meant a practical skill, so braincraft refers to the craft of mental work—intellectual technique rather than manual skill.
This word captures something medieval minds understood well: that thinking itself is a *craft* requiring practice and mastery, not just a gift you're born with. It's why chess players spend thousands of hours practicing—they're honing their braincraft.
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