| smithy | The workshop of a smith, especially. A blacksmith; a smithery; a stithy. Alternative forms: smiddy] "Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands." (Lonfellow) Origin: AS. Smie, fr. Smi; akin to D. Smidse, smids, OHG. Smitta, G. Schmiede, Icel. Smija. See Smith. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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