smithery
Americannoun
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smitheries
plural
noun
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the trade or craft of a blacksmith
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a rare word for smithy
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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
The din of all this smithery may some time or other possibly wake this noble Duke, and push him to an endeavor to save some little matter from their experimental philosophy.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
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 J.O. Choules
Blacksmith, in debt something like £15 for smithery coal, comes from his forge at the side of the house to meet him.
From The Early Life of Mark Rutherford (W. Hale White) by Mark Rutherford
Some will end up as Mordor-like archipelagos filled with lava and smitheries; others will become lush waterfall-filled spaces.
From The Verge ● Jul. 15, 2021
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