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smither

/ˈsmɪðə(ɹ)/

smither noun: a fragment, shard or small piece.

Noun (1)

smither (plural smithers)

  1. (in plural) A fragment, shard or small piece.
    • My lass, when I cooms to die, / Smash the bottle to smithers, the Divil's in 'im,' said I.1880, Alfred Tennyson, “[Ballads and Other Poems.] The Northern Cobbler”, in Ballads and Other Poems, London: C[harles] Kegan Paul & Co., […], →OCLC, stanza XVIII, page 38
    • That claim of mine, which was yours, has got a seventeen-foot vein and a sandstone roof, and not a smither of slate or bone in it.1920, Kennett Harris, Meet Mr. Stegg, page 164

Noun (2)

smither (plural smithers)

  1. A smith (worker with iron or other metals; one who smiths)

Proper noun capitalized: Smither

Smither (plural Smithers)

  1. A surname.

Forms of smither

Noun
pluralsmithers
Proper noun
pluralSmithers

Origin of smither

smith + -er

Questions about smither

What does smither mean?
Smither means a fragment, shard or small piece.
What part of speech is smither?
Smither can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce smither?
Smither is pronounced /ˈsmɪðə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of smither?
The plural of smither is smithers.

Words near smither in the dictionary

  1. smithcraft
  2. Smithe
  3. smithed
  4. Smithee
  5. Smithees
  6. smither
  7. Smitheram
  8. Smitherams
  9. smithereen
  10. smithereened
  11. smithereens

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