noun
smithy
SMITH-ee/ˈsmɪθi/
A workshop where a blacksmith shapes metal.
The smithy contains an anvil, forge, bellows, tongs, and hammer.
Etymology
Old Norse smiðja already named a smith's workshop or forge. The English word preserves that place-based meaning: the workshop where metalworking happens.
In context
will have the same range of buildings as any other medieval farm, but possibly on a larger scale. In addition to cow sheds and barns, they might have their own smithy, perhaps a fish pond.
More examples
- Hammer blows ring out from the village smithy.
- She brings the broken iron gate to the smithy for repairs.
- The museum's two smithies demonstrate traditional metalworking techniques.
Forms
smithy · smithies
smith noun — A worker who shapes and repairs metal.
Similar words
- forge
- Can name the workshop or specifically its metal-heating hearth.