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blacksmith Definition

black·smith (blak′smit̸h′)

noun

a smith who works in iron, including the making and fitting of horseshoes

Etymology: < black metal, former name for iron

blacksmith Synonyms

blacksmith

n.

metalworker, forger, smith, smithy; see smith.

blacksmith Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • watch: Meander by the thatched cottages & watch the blacksmith at work.
  • include: The adults are dressed in their daily work clothes including a blacksmith who has been interrupted in his work with a horse.
  • work: There is also a working blacksmith 's shop here.
  • have: Nearly every village in the Dales would have had a blacksmith, Hawes had five in the 19th century.

Preposition: at

  • work: Meander by the thatched cottages & watch the blacksmith at work.

Converse of subject

  • make: Hoe for digging weeds This hoe was made by a blacksmith.

Adjective modifier

  • skilled: Blacksmith and Designer Since then, he has created for himself an international reputation as a highly skilled master blacksmith and designer.
  • former: This former blacksmith 's was converted to a home in 2000.
  • local: John has been clearing the well with the help of the local blacksmith, Bob Morgan.
  • old: Past the stables was a cow shed and then on the corner was the old Blacksmiths forge.
  • young: Last year I wrote an article for Limited Edition about a talented young blacksmith called Bethan Griffiths.

Modifies a noun

  • shop: They converted an old blacksmith shop into America's first church for black people.

Noun used with modifier

  • village: In the churchyard look out for the epitaph to Luke Woodward, the village blacksmith.
  • master: By 1881, the blacksmith was still George Trail, a master blacksmith employing one man.
  • artist: Notice the wrought iron railing which was constructed by Phil Johnson, a Scottish artist blacksmith.
  • apprentice: We are drawn into the deeply personal struggles of Charles Wentworth, an apprentice blacksmith at the advanced age of 27.

Possessives

  • anvil: THE BLACKSMITH In popular folklore, the village blacksmith and the blacksmith's anvil have become the enduring symbols of Gretna Green weddings.
  • forge: The blacksmith's forge was once the feature of all local villages.
  • shop: There is also a working blacksmith's shop here.
  • workshop: The village had a large blacksmith's workshop covering the 4 collieries.