smithery

[ smith-uh-ree ]

/ ˈsmɪθ ə ri /

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noun, plural smith·er·ies.

the work, craft, or workshop of a smith.

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Origin of smithery

First recorded in 1615–25; smith + -ery

Words nearby smithery

smite, smith, Smith, Adam, Smith, Captain John, smithereens, smithery, Smithfield, Smithfield ham, Smith Island, Smith, Joseph, Smithson

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How to use smithery in a sentence

In 1955 archeologists discovered the site of an early seventeenth century forge or smithery near historic Jamestown church.
A Pictorial Booklet on Early Jamestown Commodities and Industries|J. Paul Hudson
Blacksmith, in debt something like £15 for smithery coal, comes from his forge at the side of the house to meet him.
The Early Life of Mark Rutherford|Mark Rutherford
I must have half of that £15 this month, or not another ounce of smithery coal do you get out of me.
The Early Life of Mark Rutherford|Mark Rutherford
He took to tinkering and smithery, because no better employments were at his command.
The Romany Rye|George Borrow

With its own corn-mill, saw-mill, and smithery, each plantation is almost independent of the neighborhood around it.
Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field|Thomas W. Knox

British Dictionary definitions for smithery

smithery

/ (ˈsmɪθərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

the trade or craft of a blacksmith

a rare word for smithy

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