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anchorsmith

noun

Etymology

From anchor + smith. Compare the Middle English surname Ankersmith.

  1. derived from *smēy-✻
  2. inherited from *smiþaz✻
  3. inherited from *smiþ✻
  4. inherited from smiþ
  5. inherited from smyth
  6. compounded as anchorsmith — “anchor + smith”

Definitions

  1. A maker of anchors.

    • The natural strength of the muscles may be either increased or diminished by exercise; for we perceive the legs of a porter, and the arms of an anchorsmith, are stronger by use.
    • There must be better jobs in the ‘yard but I suppose working in the anchor forge isn’t so bad. It’s hot and noisy what with the steam hammer and furnace heat but I get on well with the anchorsmiths.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA