MEANING
A workshop in which a smith heats and works metal.
Use it for
metalworking workplaces; village industry; repairs before travelLocate heat, tools, and practical skill in a recognizable workplace.
Words that belong together
- village smithy
- work in a smithy
- smithy's bellows
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The smithy stayed open long after the other shops closed.
A broken stirrup brought the messenger to the smithy.
She found her father's mark on a pair of tongs in the abandoned smithy.
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Word forms
- Base
- smithy
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Names the workplace, not the smith or solely the furnace; forge can name either the hearth or, more broadly, the shop. Noun: smithy; plural smithies.
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