SMITHY

forge, smithy

(noun) a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Smithy

A nickname of the surname Smith.

Etymology

Noun

smithy (plural smithies)

The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works, a forge.

Verb

smithy (third-person singular simple present smithies, present participle smithying, simple past and past participle smithied)

(uncommon) to forge, especially by hand

Source: Wiktionary


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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