smithy

[smith-ee, smith-ee]

noun

plural

smithies 

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

2. a blacksmith.

smithy

/ ˈsmɪðɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of smithy¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of smithy¹

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

Example Sentences

The plan was equally straightforward: Community-owned farms would feed everyone and fund additional industries, including apiaries, hatcheries, canneries, smithies, brickyards and even a film studio.

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You can also visit the nearby village to stock up at a general store and visit a smithy to upgrade your weapons.

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Under a spreading chestnut tree, the village smithies stand in another season of “Forged in Fire.”

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Mr Roberts' father, 86-year-old Albert Roberts, was an apprentice at the family smithy in Little Acton, which closed down in the 1980s.

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You move in the direction of clanging metal to find the smithy, or toward little squeaks and nibbles to find rats to squash in the inn’s basement.

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