whitesmith

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a craftsperson who works in tin, tinplate, or pewter; a tinsmith

   The whitesmith shaped sheets of tin into cups and lanterns.

2. 2
   noun

   a metalworker who files, finishes, or polishes ironwork after it has been forged

   The whitesmith polished the forged fittings until their surfaces shone.

From Middle English white + smith, modeled in contrast with blacksmith. White refers to the bright appearance of tinplate or polished metal; the name distinguished work in pale metals and the finishing of iron goods from the forging of black iron.

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