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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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