Smithfield

[ smith-feeld ]

/ ˈsmɪθˌfild /

Save This Word!

a town in N Rhode Island.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

The letter noted that OSHA had received complaints about JBS and Smithfield plants months before the agency conducted inspections.
After Hundreds of Meatpacking Workers Died From COVID-19, Congress Wants Answers|by Bernice Yeung and Michael Grabell|February 4, 2021|ProPublica
But Smithfield, which recently agreed to be acquired by a Chinese company, has become controversial.
Racism Is a Tough Sell: The Real Reason Everyone Dumped Paula Deen|Daniel Gross|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And then indeed he put on his night-gown, and went to Smithfield, the place where his relation dwelt.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
Bago kep a shop in Smithfield market, and drov a taring good trade in the hoil and Italian way.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray

A ravine comes down from the hills and forms the dividing line between the Bernard and Smithfield estates.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
The original size of Smithfield was but three acres, but since 1834 it has been over six acres in extent.
Milton's England|Lucia Ames Mead
The story of her cruel death amid the flames at Smithfield belongs rather to that bloody spot than to the Guildhall.
Milton's England|Lucia Ames Mead