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Pronunciation : Smith
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. smi; akin to D. smid, G. schmied, OHG. smid, Icel. smi, Dan. & Sw. smed, Goth. smi (in comp.); cf. Gr.
Definition : 1. One who forgess with the hammer; one who works in metals; as, a blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, and the like. Piers Plowman. Nor yet the smith hath learned to form a sword. Tate.

2. One who makes or effects anything. [R.] Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Smith
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. smi. See Smith, n.]
Definition : Defn: To beat into shape; to fprge. [Obs.] Chaucer. What smith that any [weapon] smitheth. Piers Plowman.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913