smithy C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction US /ˈsmɪði/ UK /ˈsmɪði/ See IPA manual Freq #26927 Meanings 1 noun a workshop where a smith heats, shapes, and repairs metal; a forge Sparks flew from the smithy as the blacksmith hammered the iron bar. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a workshop where a smith... forgesmitheryblacksmith's shop Word family Forms smithies Related forms smithblacksmithforgeanvil Etymology From Middle English smythy, borrowed from Old Norse smiðja, 'a smith's workshop,' from the same Germanic family as smith. It is cognate with an obsolete Old English-derived form, smithe. Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # smithy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsmɪði/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsmɪði/ **Frequency rank:** 26927 ## Meanings 1. a workshop where a smith heats, shapes, and repairs metal; a forge ## Examples - Sparks flew from the smithy as the blacksmith hammered the iron bar. ## Synonyms - forge - smithery - blacksmith's shop ## Related Forms - smith - blacksmith - forge - anvil ## Etymology From Middle English smythy, borrowed from Old Norse smiðja, 'a smith's workshop,' from the same Germanic family as smith. It is cognate with an obsolete Old English-derived form, smithe. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown