As nouns the difference between blacksmith and hardy
is that blacksmith is a person who forges iron while hardy is a blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the {{term|hardy hole}}.
As an adjective hardy is
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.
As a proper noun Hardy is
{{surname|common|from=nicknames}}, originally a nickname for a hardy person.
blacksmith
Noun
(
en noun)
A person who forges iron.
*(James Howell) (c.1594–1666)
*:The blacksmith may forge what he pleases.
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*:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.
(lb) A person who shoes horses; a farrier.
A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis'' or ''Heliastes punctipinnis ).
Usage notes
Historically, blacksmiths in small communities have played a number of other roles, including farrier, wainwright and wheelwright. However, blacksmithing properly refers to the forging of iron, and blacksmiths and farriers themselves make the distinction.
Synonyms
* ironsmith
Hypernyms
* smith, metalsmith
* smithy
Coordinate terms
* goldsmith, whitesmith, silversmith, platinumsmith, farrier, forge
hardy
English
Adjective
(er)
Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.
Synonyms
* robust
* rugged
* strong
Derived terms
* cold hardy
Noun
(
hardies)
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the (hardy hole).
(
Webster 1913)
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