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blacksmith

noun
/ˈblæk.smɪθ/

Etymology

From black (color of forged iron) + smith (related to smite).

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

Definitions

  1. A person who forges iron.

    • The blacksmith may forge what Religion he pleases.

  2. A person who shoes horses.

  3. A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To work as a blacksmith.

    2. A surname originating as an occupation.

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