smithy

[ smith-ee, smith -ee ]
/ ˈsmɪθ i, ˈsmɪð i /
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noun, plural smith·ies.

the workshop of a smith, especially a blacksmith.
a blacksmith.

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Origin of smithy

1250–1300; Middle English smithi < Old Norse smithja; akin to Old English smiththe. See smith

Words nearby smithy

smithfield ham, smithson, smithsonian institution, smithsonite, smithtown, smithy, smitten, smitty, smock, smock frock, smock mill
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Words related to smithy

heater, stove, kiln, incinerator, boiler, plover, farrier, anvil, forge, shoer, cinerator, cremator

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British Dictionary definitions for smithy

smithy
/ (ˈsmɪðɪ) /

noun plural smithies

a place in which metal, usually iron or steel, is worked by heating and hammering; forge

Word Origin for smithy

Old English smiththe; related to Old Norse smithja, Old High German smidda, Middle Dutch smisse
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