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Revision as of 15:17, 31 December 2023
See also: Blacksmith
English
Etymology
black (color of iron) + smith (related to smite)
Pronunciation
Noun
blacksmith (plural blacksmiths)
- A person who forges iron.
- Synonyms: (Scotland, obsolete, slang) burn-the-wind, ironsmith
- Hypernyms: smith, metalsmith, smithy
- Hyponyms: bladesmith, swordsmith
- Coordinate terms: goldsmith, whitesmith, silversmith, platinumsmith, farrier, forge
- 1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC:
- The blacksmith may forge what Religion he pleases.
- 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
- Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. […]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.
- (informal) A person who shoes horses.
- Synonym: farrier
- A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
Usage notes
Historically, blacksmiths in small communities have played a number of other roles, including farrier, wainwright and wheelwright. However, blacksmithing properly refers to the forging of iron, and blacksmiths and farriers themselves make the distinction.
Related terms
Translations
iron forger — see also smith
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farrier (colloquial) — see also farrier
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Verb
blacksmith (third-person singular simple present blacksmiths, present participle blacksmithing, simple past and past participle blacksmithed)
- (intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
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