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Definition of Smithery
1. n. The workshop of a smith; a smithy or stithy.
Definition of Smithery
1. Noun. The place where a smith works. ¹
2. Noun. The trade of a smith. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smithery
1. the trade of a smith [n -ERIES]
Medical Definition of Smithery
1. 1. The workshop of a smith; a smithy or stithy. 2. Work done by a smith; smithing. "The din of all his smithery may some time or other possibly wake this noble duke." (Burke) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smithery
Literary usage of Smithery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our iron roads: their history, construction, and social influences by Frederick Smeeton Williams (1852)
"... the Isles"—The " Liverpool"— Momentum of a Train illustrated—The Locomotive
Factory at Swindon—The smithery, the Boiler-house, Foundry, Fitting Shops, ..."
2. Elementary principles of carpentry by Thomas Tredgold (1853)
"... built for convenience and practical adaptation to that branch of mechanical
engineering. Plate LII. shews the roof over the smithery at Butterley. ..."
3. Our Iron Roads: Their History, Construction and Social Influences by Frederick Smeeton Williams (1852)
"... the Isles"—The " Liverpool"— Momentum of a Train illustrated—The Locomotive
Factory at Swindon—The smithery, the Boiler-house, Foundry, Fitting Shops, ..."
4. The Romany Rye: A Sequel to Lavengro by George Henry Borrow (1872)
"But though Lavengro takes up smithery, which, though the Orcadian ranks it ...
He took to tinkering and smithery, because no better employments were at his ..."
5. House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d by United States Congress. House (1873)
"To make these works complete, there is yet to be erected a boiler shop and smithery.
The. boiler-work and machine smith-work of this yard is ..."
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