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Blacksmith vs Smithwork - What's the difference?

blacksmith | smithwork |

As nouns the difference between blacksmith and smithwork

is that blacksmith is a person who forges iron while smithwork is the work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery.

blacksmith

English

(wikipedia blacksmith)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who forges iron.
  • *(James Howell) (c.1594–1666)
  • *:The blacksmith may forge what he pleases.
  • *
  • *: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

    smithwork

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce), '' Episode 12, ''The Cyclops
    • Thereon embossed in excellent smithwork was seen the image of a queen of regal port, scion of the house of Brunswick, Victoria...