Artisan who works with iron by forging and welding. Until automobiles and tractors replaced horses and carts, the blacksmith was a vital member of the rural community.
Apart from shoeing horses (farriery), a blacksmith's work included the maintenance of wagons, carriages, and farm equipment, and the manufacture of articles for domestic and agricultural use. Modern blacksmiths benefit from the popularity of horse riding, and have also turned to making decorative objects in wrought iron.
A smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil. + prikaži više

ETYM as. smith; akin to Dutch smid, German schmied, Old High Germ. smid, Icel. smithr, Dan. and Swed. smed, Goth. smitha (in comp.); cf. Greek smile a sort of knife, sminye a hoe, mattock.
1. Someone who works at something specified.
2. Someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable); SYN. metalworker. + prikaži više

ETYM AS. smiththe, from smith; akin to Dutch smidse, smids, Old High Germ. smitta, German schmiede, Icel. smithja. Related to Smith.
The workshop of a smith, esp. a blacksmith.