Blacksmith

Definition: Blacksmith

Blacksmith

Noun

1. A smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil.

Date "blacksmith" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Blacksmith \Black"smith`\, noun. [Black (in allusion to the color of the metal) smith. Compare to Whitesmith.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Blacksmith

Domain	Definitions
Dream Interpretation	To see a blacksmith in a dream, means laborious undertakings will soon work to your advantage. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Literature	Blacksmith The learned blacksmith. Elihu Burritt, U.S. (1811-1879.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Occupations	Forges and repairs variety of metal articles, such as tongs, edged tools, hooks, chains, machine and structural components, and agricultural implements as specified by work orders, diagrams, or sample parts: Heats metal stock in blacksmith's forge or furnace [HEATER (forging)]. Hammers stock into specified size and shape on blacksmith's anvil or positions stock on anvil of power hammer and depresses pedal to hammer stock with varying force and rapidity. Forge-welds metal parts by heating and hammering them together. Devises jigs and fixtures, forges special handtools, such as hammers or chisels, and sets up form blocks. Tempers or anneals forged articles [HEAT TREATER (heat treating) I]. May record type of repair or fabrication of tools or machine components performed during work shift to maintain daily activity report and records. May cut, assemble, and weld metal parts, using arc or acetylene welding equipment [WELDER, COMBINATION (welding)]. May repair farm machinery and be designated Blacksmith, Farm (agriculture). May be designated according to articles forged as Special-Trackwork Blacksmith (r.r. trans.); Tool-Dresser (forging). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Blacksmith

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A blacksmith is an artisan specializing in the hand-wrought manufacture of metal objects, such as wrought iron gates, grills and railings, light fixtures and furniture, even sculpture, weapons, cooking utensils and tools. Blacksmiths work by heating pieces of metal (usually steel or iron) with a forge until the metal becomes malleable enough to be shaped to a desired outcome, via repeated manipulation with a hammer or other tooling against an anvil. Heating is accomplished by the use of propane, natural gas, coal or coke.

Blacksmiths work with 'black' metals, especially iron (see wrought iron), while whitesmiths work with 'white' metals (such as tin).

Mass production techniques have reduced the marketplace for blacksmiths' work. The great demand for custom metalwork has given rise to a new breed of smiths commonly known as Artist-Blacksmiths.

One very famous blacksmith was Hephaestus (Latin: Vulcan). He was the blacksmith of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology and constructed all of their weapons and, especially, the lightning bolts that Zeus (Latin: Jupiter) threw at the Earth.

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Synonyms within Context: Blacksmith

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Agent	Maker, artificer, artist, wright, manufacturer, architect, builder, mason, bricklayer, smith, forger, Vulcan; carpenter; ganger, platelayer; blacksmith, locksmith, sailmaker, wheelwright.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Blacksmith

English words defined with "blacksmith": Ironsmith ♦ Slake trough. (references)

Specialty definitions using "blacksmith": ARMOR ♦ Blacksmith, BLACKSMITH APPRENTICE, BLACKSMITH HELPER, Brontes ♦ CASTING REPAIRER, Connubialis de Mulcibre fecit Apellem ♦ Dunstan ♦ Gretna Green Marriages ♦ May-pole ♦ pick money ♦ shop blacksmith, Standards, steel boy, Strike while the Iron is Hot, Sword-makers ♦ UTILITY WORKER, FORGE ♦ Village Blacksmith, VULCAN. (references)

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Modern Usage: Blacksmith

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	She'll come with a blacksmith. (Formula lyubvi; writing credit: Grigori Gorin; Aleksei Tolstoy) What do we need a blacksmith for? (Formula lyubvi; writing credit: Grigori Gorin; Aleksei Tolstoy) You owe me money, blacksmith. (Back to the Future Part III; writing credit: Robert Zemeckis; Bob Gale)
Movie/TV Titles	Blacksheep Blacksmith (1967) Dick Hickey: Blacksmith (1953) The Immortal Blacksmith (1944) Under the Spreading Blacksmith Shop (1942) Village Blacksmith (1938)
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Commercial Usage: Blacksmith

Domain	Title
Books	Blacksmith (Lilly, Melinda. People of the Middle Ages.) (reference) Catching the Fire : Philip Simmons, Blacksmith (reference) Metalworking Trades in Early America: The Blacksmith, Whitesmith, Farrier, Edgetool Maker, Cutler, Locksmith, Gunsmith, Nailer and Tinsmith (reference) The Complete Modern Blacksmith (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Comedy Classics Triple Feature, Vol. 2 (The General / The Blacksmith / The Paleface) (reference) The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Black Ben the Blacksmith [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Stanley 56-220 4 lb. Contractor Grade Jacketed Fiberglass Blacksmith Hammer (reference) Vaughan & Bushnell S48F Heavy Hitter Blacksmith Hammer with Fiberglass Handle (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Image Slideshow: Blacksmith

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Photo Album: Blacksmith

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	A little blacksmith work on Unimak Island Party off of DISCOVERER.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Figure 7. Bonnici sounder, invented by Carmelo Bonnici, a blacksmith on HMS SPITFIRE. This device was used in surveys in the Black Sea in 1855. Left: descending. Right: Schematic drawing of the apparatus after striking the bottom.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Northeast perspective. Photograph by John A. Bryan, July 1952. (Reproduction Number: HABS SD,1-PIER.V,1A-1) The old wagon wheel rims and wire resting against the wall of this run-down blacksmith shop were but a few of the items made or repaired for the United States Army garrison at Fort Bennett. The U.S. government established the fort on the outskirts of the Great Sioux Nation [Indian] Reservation in 1870 in order to provide protection to the personnel overseeing and implementing governmental policies following the Red Cloud War. Built in 1880, the sod-covered shop is Fort Bennett's only surviving structure.Credit: Library of Congress.		[Veterinary Medicine: Interior of blacksmith shop].Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	The Blacksmith turned Tooth Drawer. / Printed for & Sold by Bowles & Carver.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Jury rudder being made for use in the ship's voyage to Hawaii to receive repairs for damage received during the 15-16 March 1889 hurricane. Probably taken at Apia, Upolu, Samoa, circa April-May 1889. The men present are (from left to right) the blacksmith's helper, blacksmith and carpenter's mate who built the rudder as designed and supervised by Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, USN.Credit: NAVY.
	Georgia, Mt. Berry, Blacksmith shop; Forging Class of the Berry School.Credit: Library of Congress.		Glasgow Municipal Car Factory. Blacksmith shop.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Antietam, Md. Blacksmith shoeing horses at headquarters, Army of the Potomac.Credit: Library of Congress.		Occupational portrait of a blacksmith, three-quarter length, facing front, holding a horseshoe with pliers in one hand, and a hammer in the other.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Use in Literature: Blacksmith

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The blacksmith and the boy at the inn, angry that the traveller should escape them, intervened.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Blacksmith

Subject	Topic	Quote
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Blacksmith

"Blacksmith" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 92.88% of the time. "Blacksmith" is used about 267 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	92.88%	248	18,908
Noun (proper)	7.12%	19	80,337
Total	100.00%	267	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Blacksmith

The following table summarizes the usage of "blacksmith" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Blacksmith	Last name	200	32,377
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Blacksmith

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
blacksmith	358	the artist blacksmith	5
blacksmith tool	82	blacksmith hammer	5
blacksmith forge	58	blacksmith project	5
blacksmith anvil	39	blacksmith distributing	5
blacksmith supply	32	ever quest blacksmith	5
blacksmith shop	22	blacksmith coal	4
medieval blacksmith	22	blacksmith furniture	4
village blacksmith	22	antique blacksmith tool	4
blacksmith school	12	blacksmith hammer power	4
pioneer blacksmith	12	blacksmith painting	4
blacksmith picture	10	blacksmith sword	4
blacksmith equipment	8	blacksmith made	3
lafittes blacksmith shop	8	blacksmith stalwart young	3
colonial blacksmith	7	blacksmith bolivia email in	3
chant of jimmie blacksmith	7	blacksmith poem village	3
age blacksmith middle	6	blacksmith product	3
blacksmith art	6	blacksmith drawing	3
blacksmith history	6	blacksmith photo	3
blacksmith clipart	6	blacksmith journal	3
blacksmith inn	6	blacksmith dwarven	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Blacksmith

Language		Translations for "blacksmith"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i farkëtarit, farkëtar (forger, Hammersmith, Smith). (various references)

Arabic		‏حداد صنعة (smith). (various references)

Bulgarian		ковач (farrier, forger, hammerer, striker), ковашки. (various references)

Chamorro		hereru. (various references)

Chinese		鐵� , �"�� . (various references)

Cornish		ferror. (various references)

Czech		kovář (farrier, forger, Smith). (various references)

Danish		bygningssmed, beslagsmed (farrier), smed (smith), landbrugssmed, grovsmed (farrier, smith). (various references)

Dutch		smid (smith), hoefsmid (farrier). (various references)

Farsi		نعلبند (Shoelace), اهنگر (Smithy). (various references)

Finnish		seppä (farrier, smith). (various references)

French		maréchal ferrant, forgeron (black smith). (various references)

German		Schmied (forger, smith), Schmiede (forge, smithy). (various references)

Greek		σιδηρουργόσ (forger, metalworker), σιδεράς, πεταλκτήσ, πεταλωτής (farrier). (various references)

Hebrew		חרש ברזל, � פח. (various references)

Hungarian		patkolókovács (farrier). (various references)

Indonesian		pandai besi. (various references)

Italian		maniscalco (farrier, horseshoer), maestro ferraio (farrier), fucinatore, forgiatore, ferraio (Smith), fabbro ferraio (locksmith), fabbro (forger, smith). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		鍛冶屋 (a smith). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		かじや (a smith), かじ (Chinese character, conflagration, domestic chores, faith-healing, fire, helm, housework, incantation, rudder, summertime), ていてつ�"う. (various references)

Korean		대장장이. (various references)

Manx		gaaue (forger, smith). (various references)

Pig Latin		acksmithblay

Portuguese		serralheiro (fitting, lockstitch, whitesmith), forjador manual,em geral, ferreiro,em geral, ferreiro (forgery, Smith), ferrador (farrier, forger). (various references)

Romanian		potcovar (farrier), fierar (farrier, Smith). (various references)

Romansch		fravi. (various references)

Romany		boorgoojìs. (various references)

Russian		кузнец (farrier, forger, hammersmith, smiths, smithy). (various references)

Scottish		gobha (smith). (various references)

Sepedi		mothudi. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		potkivač (farrier), kovački, kovač (farrier, forger, hammersmith, smith). (various references)

Shona		mhizha. (various references)

Spanish		herrero (forger, hammerman, smith), herrador (farrier, shoer), forjador (forger). (various references)

Swazi		úm-khándzi. (various references)

Swedish		smed (smith). (various references)

Thai		ช่างเหล็ก (smith). (various references)

Turkish		nalbant (farrier, smith), demirci (forger, Hammersmith, ironsmith, Smith, smithy). (various references)

Ukranian		коваль (forger, shoer, smithy). (various references)

Vietnamese		thợ rèn (ironsmith, smith). (various references)

Welsh		gof du, gof (smith). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Blacksmith

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	ferrarius. (various references)
Middle French	1400-1600	ferrier. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Blacksmith

Derivations
	Words beginning with "blacksmith": blacksmithing, blacksmithings, blacksmiths. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Blacksmith" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: blackmith. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Blacksmith"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "blacksmith" (pronounced bla"ksmi'th)
5	-k s m i' th	locksmith.
4	-s m i' th	coppersmith, Goldsmith, wordsmith.
3	-m i' th	cometh.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Blacksmith

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-h-i-k-l-m-s-t"
	-1 letter: mahlstick.
	-2 letters: backlist, blackish.
	-3 letters: backlit, bhaktis, cambist, chablis, chimlas, chitals, kiblahs, klatsch, tachism, timbals.
	-4 letters: ambits, batiks, bhakti, bimahs, blacks, chalks, chiasm, chimbs, chimla, chital, claims, climbs, habits, hakims, kiblah, kiblas, kismat, kitsch, klatch, laichs, lathis, latish, lichts, limbas, mastic, misact, miskal, schtik, shtick, slatch, smalti, tahsil, thacks, thicks, ticals, tilaks, timbal.
	-5 letters: aitch.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-c-h-i-k-l-m-s-t"
	+1 letter: blacksmiths.
	+3 letters: blacksmithing.
	+4 letters: blacksmithings.
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