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smithing

smithing

1 5.8
A craft of making and fixing metal things by heating and hitting them
  • noun
  • /ˈsmɪθɪŋ/
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  • After years of practice, her smithing skills allowed her to craft intricate jewelry and tools.
  • silver-smithing

Suffice to say that I thought I should do some thumb smithing.

Examples

  • There were auxiliary workshops for smithing, glass, and wood crafts in the larger of the excavated structures at Landing, staffed with masters, journeymen, and apprentices.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The arts of smithing and sculpting are often done by the same person, whose identity is linked to the founding culture heroes of Luba kingship who brought the technologies of smelting and smithing to Luba peoples.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Ulfas knew enough smithing to do simple repairs, and the work would be kept up.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Carving is not like carpentry or smithing, which can be learned in three or four years.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The smithing went well.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Do you know how many charts I drew up, mapping out my smithing and enchanting strategies?

    Blog text (16)

  • Among his grave goods were 16 flint arrowheads, but more telling were gold ornaments and copper daggers—Britain's oldest dated metalwork—and a stone possibly used in smithing.

    Academic text (2008)

  • During the summer, he took a class on smithing to learn how to create metal sculptures.

  • The blacksmith demonstrated smithing techniques as he shaped a glowing piece of iron.

Synonyms

blacksmithing
vssmithing
  • Specialized
2 4.5

A craft of shaping metal by heating and hitting it by hand to make or fix things

is the general craft that includes this but not only hand methods
metalworking
vssmithing
1 3.5

Work that shapes metal into useful or decorative objects with tools

focuses more on heating and hammering as a traditional craft
forging
vssmithing
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A way of shaping metal by heating it and hitting it with a hammer

is the broader skilled craft and profession using that shaping process and repair
metalwork
vssmithing
1 3.8

Making objects by shaping and joining pieces of metal

emphasizes direct shaping by heat and hammering in a craft context

Antonyms

destruction
849 3.0

Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed

How Traditional

blacksmithing
  • Specialized
2 4.5
smithing
1 5.8
metalworking
1 3.5

Surface Forms

smithing singular
smithings plural

Morphology

smithing = smith (transparent) = smith + ing

This is a straightforward activity noun formed from 'smith', referring to the craft or practice of a smith.

Etymology

Smithing comes from the old English word smith, which meant 'a person who makes and shapes metal'. Think of blacksmith or goldsmith: smithing is the craft of heating and hammering metal to make or repair things, so the word today means working with metal.