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SMITHIES
Noun
smithies
plural of smithy
Source: Wiktionary
SMITHY
Smith"y, n. Etym: [AS. smi, fr. smi; akin to D. smidse, smids, OHG. smitta, G. schmiede, Icel. smi. See Smith, n.]
Definition: The workshop of a smith, esp. a blacksmith; a smithery; a stithy. [Written also smiddy.] Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands. Lonfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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