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Colonial Williamsburg’s historic tradespeople—including blacksmiths, brickmakers, bookbinders, joiners, weavers and cabinetmakers—are creating replicas of items that would have furnished the school.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024 There’ll also be tools used by blacksmiths on display.—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024 Notre-Dame’s medieval artisans—the blacksmiths who forged the axes, hewers who squared the timber, joiners who connected the timbers without nails or screws—represented a savoir-faire, or expertise, that has all but died out in the age of Ikea.—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 9 Oct. 2024 Early in the season, Hugh points out to the king that the blacksmiths are not being compensated for working overtime to arm Aegon's soldiers for war against Rhaenyra.—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for blacksmith
Word History
Etymology
Middle English blaksmyth, from blakblack entry 1 + smythsmith; from a distinction between black metal (iron) and white metal (tin)
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