blacksmith

noun

black·smith ˈblak-ˌsmith

: a smith who forges iron

blacksmithing

ˈblak-ˌsmi-thiŋ

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Travel to me had always been about collecting stories—finding yourself underneath a blacksmith from Belfast or atop a bisexual in Barcelona who shows you that, whoa, squirting is real. —

Catherine Cohen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 June 2023 The oldest names have historically served very practical purposes—like the road along the river might be called Uferstrasse, or Shore Road, the street that goes into and out of the village would be called Dorfstrasse, a road in an area where blacksmiths worked might be called Schmidtstraße. —

Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 1 June 2023 Unlike many blacksmiths, Yauji handcrafts the blades from start to finish—from the forge to its final polish. —

Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023 For now, Ferguson has helped other archeologists and Richland County Coroner’s Office employees carefully place the remains into handmade longleaf pine coffins, built from 18th century designs, which will be sealed with nails a blacksmith made individually. —

Jeffrey Collins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023 After rinks all over the country closed in the early days of the pandemic, Núñez ordered a jump harness from the United States and talked a local blacksmith into making a frame from which to hang it, allowing Carrillo to practice jumps and turns on dry land. —

Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022 My father is a metallurgist, descended from generations of 19th-century blacksmiths and born in Germany to shipbuilders whose forges scattered sparks over the shores of the Elbe River and the North Sea. —

Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023 Some people estimate there are more blacksmiths in this country today than there were during the 1800s. —

Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023 The blacksmiths and carpenters are hard at work, locals sip their coffee, kids play on cobbled streets. —

Kaya Genç, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023 See More

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