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know-how

[noh-hou]
–noun
knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase know how
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know-how   (nō'hou')   
n.  The knowledge and skill required to do something correctly. See Synonyms at art1.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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know-how

  1. n.
    the knowledge of how to do something. : I don't have the know-how to do this job.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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