Smithfield

[smith-feeld]

noun

a town in N Rhode Island.

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Contemporary Examples of smithfield

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

Historical Examples of smithfield

He made his way towards Smithfield and stopped in front of a bookstall.
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
They had crossed Smithfield together, and Clennam was left alone at the corner of Barbican.
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
He who made a speech to the mob in Smithfield the other day?
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II)
Charles James Lever
In the year 1538, one Collins, a madman, suffered death with his dog in Smithfield.
Fox's Book of Martyrs
John Foxe
On entering Smithfield, he jocosely said, that the place had long groaned for him.
Fox's Book of Martyrs
John Foxe

Word Origin and History for smithfield

Smithfield

place in London, celebrated since at least 17c. as a market for cattle and horses, later the central meat market. In various colloquial expressions. Originally Smethefield, from Old English smethe "smooth" (see smooth (adj.)). Smithfield ham (1908, American English) is from a town of that name in Virginia.