smithy

smithy
/smith"ee, smidh"ee/, n., pl. smithies.
1. the workshop of a smith, esp. a blacksmith.
2. a blacksmith.
[1250-1300; ME smithi < ON smithja; akin to OE smiththe. See SMITH]

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