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smithery

[ smith-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural smith·er·ies.
  1. the work, craft, or workshop of a smith.


smithery

/ ˈsmɪθərɪ /

noun

  1. the trade or craft of a blacksmith
  2. See smithy
    a rare word for smithy


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Word History and Origins

Origin of smithery1

First recorded in 1615–25; smith + -ery

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Example Sentences

In 1955 archeologists discovered the site of an early seventeenth century forge or smithery near historic Jamestown church.

Blacksmith, in debt something like £15 for smithery coal, comes from his forge at the side of the house to meet him.

I must have half of that £15 this month, or not another ounce of smithery coal do you get out of me.

He took to tinkering and smithery, because no better employments were at his command.

With its own corn-mill, saw-mill, and smithery, each plantation is almost independent of the neighborhood around it.

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