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Meaning of Smithy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsmɪði

Definitions

  1. The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works, a forge.
  2. A nickname of the surname Smith.

Equivalents

العربية الحدادة
Čeština kovárna
Ελληνικά σιδηρουργείο
Suomi paja takoa
한국어 대장간
Polski kuźnia
Українська кузня
Tiếng Việt lò rèn

Examples

“Traditionally a village smithy was a busy place because the smith's work was so necessary.”
“The workshop with its smithy is still intact, also the loading stage where the narrow-gauge wagons tipped their contents into those of the G.W.R.”
“Close to the hump-backed bridge on the lane leading into the Hambleden Valley is a mid-19th-century smithy, its inside walls hung with tools of the blacksmith's trade, though decorative wrought-ironwork is now the main product from its glowing forge.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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