Sentence:  ...Temple, a negro of New Bedford, who made ‘whalecraft', that is, was a blacksmith engaged in working from iron the special utensils or ‘<WSD>craft</WSD>' of the whaling trade. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc. (17th century).