Blacksmith
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈblæk.smɪθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Blacksmith is a noun meaning A person who forges iron.
Meaning
A person who forges iron.
More Meanings
- (informal) A person who shoes horses.
- A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
- (intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.
Example Sentences
The blacksmith may forge what Religion he pleases.
Close to the hump-backed bridge on the lane leading into the Hambleden Valley is a mid-19th-century smithy, its inside walls hung with tools of the blacksmith's trade, though decorative wrought-ironwork is now the main product from its glowing forge.
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.
Word Forms
- blacksmiths
- blacksmithing
- blacksmithed
Synonyms for blacksmith
Depending on context, synonyms include ironsmith, burn-the-wind, farrier.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include smith, shoer, duke, perfect, mourning, metalworker.
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