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smithy

[ smith-ee, smith-ee ]

noun

, plural smith·ies.
  1. the workshop of a smith, especially a blacksmith.
  2. a blacksmith.


smithy

/ ˈsmɪðɪ /

noun

  1. a place in which metal, usually iron or steel, is worked by heating and hammering; forge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of smithy1

1250–1300; Middle English smithi < Old Norse smithja; akin to Old English smiththe. See smith
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Word History and Origins

Origin of smithy1

Old English smiththe; related to Old Norse smithja, Old High German smidda, Middle Dutch smisse
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Example Sentences

The Smithy character, played by Dustin Ybarra, is so cartoonish as to be off-putting rather than gleefully adolescent.

In every smithy and factory bowie-knives were being forged with all speed, and 10,000 men were already armed with them.

My smithy lies yonder, beyond that turn of the road and behind the biggest oak tree in the country.

A big car was passing slowly up the village street, and as it came abreast the smithy the doctor raised his hat.

Thrice, all his strength flew with a downright stroke,—a smithy's sledge less crushing.

As Lagroin and the dwarf came to the door of the smithy, they heard the loud laugh of Lajeunesse.

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