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smithy

[smith-ee, smith-ee]

smith·y

[smith-ee, smith-ee]
noun, plural smith·ies.
1.
the workshop of a smith, especially a blacksmith.
2.
a blacksmith.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English smithi < Old Norse smithja; akin to Old English smiththe. See smith
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smithy (ˈsmɪðɪ)
 
n , pl smithies
a place in which metal, usually iron or steel, is worked by heating and hammering; forge
 
[Old English smiththe; related to Old Norse smithja, Old High German smidda, Middle Dutch smisse]

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