smithery

American  

[smith-uh-ree] / ˈsmɪθ ə ri /

noun

plural

smitheries

1. the work, craft, or workshop of a smith.

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smithery British  

/ ˈsmɪθərɪ /

noun

1. the trade or craft of a blacksmith

2. a rare word for smithy

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Etymology

Origin of smithery

First recorded in 1615–25; smith + -ery

Example Sentences

Every fourth or fifth joke has the air of having been hammered out on an anvil, and a few might have been better left in the smithery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

You rarely see Halbrand alone before the finale, save for this moment when he’s in the smithery, staring at his pouch, making his decision.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

I think I shall not soon forget the wonderful smithery where the Nasmyth hammers are at work, employed in forging chain cables and all sorts of iron work for the men-of-war.

From Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland by Choules, J.O.

His ears are nailed to his books; and deadened with the sound of the Greek and Latin tongues, and the din and smithery of school-learning.

From Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners by Hazlitt, William

With its own corn-mill, saw-mill, and smithery, each plantation is almost independent of the neighborhood around it.

From Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation by Knox, Thomas Wallace