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blacksmith

[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

He said the blacksmith always held an "important place" in the local community.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 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

After some trial and error, he and a local blacksmith retrofitted a hand-cranked coffee mill so that it could efficiently twist wire into uniform barbs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

He takes it to a blacksmith and has him put iron corners on the frame, and iron spikes on the legs so he can stand it up outside next to his easel.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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

The amateur blacksmiths were hard at work: heating metal rods, then hammering them into shape.

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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