Blacksmith Definition

blăksmĭth
blacksmiths
noun
One that forges and shapes iron with an anvil and hammer.
American Heritage
A smith who works in iron, including the making and fitting of horseshoes.
Webster's New World
One that makes, repairs, and fits horseshoes.
American Heritage

A person who forges iron.

Wiktionary

(informal) A person who shoes horses; a farrier.

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Noun

Singular:
blacksmith
Plural:
blacksmiths

Origin of Blacksmith

  • black (“color of iron”) +‎ smith (“related to smite”)

    From Wiktionary

  • From the color of iron

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Blacksmith Sentence Examples

  • A blacksmith was shoeing a horse.

  • A blacksmith in Gravette was making the wheels, but the rest of the buggy was complete, right down to the leather seats.

  • He worked many years as a blacksmith and studied books whenever he had a spare moment.

  • At fourteen he was apprenticed to a blacksmith, and for several years worked at this trade at Ilkley.

  • At last, just as the blacksmith was in the midst of a stirring song, he rose quietly and went out into the darkness.

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Words Starting With

BBLBLA

Words Ending With

HTHITH

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