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smithy | snithy |

As a proper noun smithy

is a nickname of the surname smith.

As an adjective snithy is

sharp; cutting.

smithy

English

Noun

(smithies)
  • The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works, a forge.
    • Traditionally a village smithy was a busy place because the smith's work was so necessary.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (uncommon) to forge, especially by hand
  • * 1995 , John Francis Campbell, The Celtic Dragon Myth , page 59:
    • So the old smith went out to his smithy and weighed out iron enough to make a stout staff a stone weight, and he smithied' it well while his son looked on. So they weighed six stone of iron and ' smithied a great bent club like a shinny, and when that was made and cooled the smith's son said, "that will do."

    snithy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Sharp; cutting.
  • (of wind or weather) Cold.