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Each town was equipped with livery stables, blacksmiths, grocers, banks, dry goods, and shops to house shoemakers, broom makers, harness makers and so on.—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 As a blacksmith himself, Henry strenuously goes through the entire process, including heating metal, shaping it into form, and then quenching it off in a barrel of cool water.—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025 Patagonia Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard started out as a blacksmith making his own climbing gear to fund his personal expeditions.—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 The museum offers tours of several buildings featuring historical artifacts from the early 1700s to early 1900s and access to knowledgeable artisans, including blacksmiths, tinsmiths, quilters and weavers.—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blacksmith
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Etymology
Middle English blaksmyth, from blakblack entry 1 + smythsmith; from a distinction between black metal (iron) and white metal (tin)
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