blacksmith
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noun
1.
a person who makes horseshoes and shoes horses.
2.
a person who forges objects of iron.
3.
a blackish damselfish, Chromis punctipinnis, inhabiting coastal waters off southern California.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see black (in reference to iron or black metal), smith1; cf. whitesmith
1250–1300; Middle English; see black (in reference to iron or black metal), smith1; cf. whitesmith
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| an artisan who works iron with a furnace, anvil, hammer, etc | |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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blacksmith
craftsman who fabricates objects out of iron by hot and cold forging on an anvil. Blacksmiths who specialized in the forging of shoes for horses were called farriers. The term blacksmith derives from iron, formerly called "black metal," and farrier from the Latin ferrum, "iron."
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Example sentences
Experience the olden days in the historic kitchen of the colonial cottage, check out the old school, a jail and a blacksmith shop.
Tourists can also explore the blacksmith shop and barn on the property.
The metaphor is taken from a blacksmith working a piece of iron, say a horse-shoe, into shape.
If faces are badly chipped or unevenly worn, have them reconditioned by a blacksmith.
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