SMITHERY

Etymology

Noun

smithery (countable and uncountable, plural smitheries)

(countable) The place where a smith works.

(uncountable) The trade or craft of a smith.

Anagrams

• rhymiest

Source: Wiktionary


Smith"er*y, n.; pl. -ies (.

1. The workshop of a smith; a smithy or stithy.

2. Work done by a smith; smithing. The din of all his smithery may some time or other possibly wake this noble duke. Burke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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