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[blak-smith] / ˈblækˌsmɪθ /


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He then asked a local blacksmith to turn his idea into a functional device.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Guests stroll into blacksmith shops and corn mills, dine on cinnamon bread and other local delicacies, and seek quiet time in an authentic Appalachian chapel.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

In Pompeii, there are Avianius, a teenager apprenticed to a blacksmith, and Julia Felix, a rare female businesswoman who runs a kind of spa cum entertainment center for the well-to-do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The game was played on a field behind the shop of the local blacksmith.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Because he was a blacksmith, Sequoyah began by devising an accounting system to help him keep track of his customers’ debts.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

However, eloping couples could pop over the border and be married simply by stating their intent in front of witnesses - usually at the blacksmiths.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Metals get softer when they are heated, which is how blacksmiths can form iron into complex shapes by heating it red hot.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

Some blacksmiths are “Game of Thrones” or “Lord of the Rings” die-hards who want to bring imaginary worlds to life.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

They were doctors, lawyers, politicians, scientists, teachers, politicians, engineers, blacksmiths, generals, soldiers, artists, poets, writers, artisans, farmers, explorers, businesspeople, philosophers, and people from a range of other backgrounds.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2023

“Thank you, sir. Any blacksmiths ’tween here and the city?”

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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