smithery

American  

[smith-uh-ree] / ˈsmɪθ ə ri /

noun

smitheries plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• smitheries
  plural

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

If he learns smithery, he also learns . . . ah! what does he learn to set against smithery?—the law? 

From The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" by Watts-Dunton, Theodore

That men in gold smithery    Cunning, might from them For the grey haired hero    Frame a diadem.

From Mollie Charane and Other Ballads by Borrow, George Henry

One of them Jabal, founded cattle-keeping; his brother, Jubal, invented musical instruments; and their half-brother Tubal-cain first practised smithery.

From Bible Romances First Series by Foote, G. W. (George William)