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smithwright

smithwright noun: a blacksmith.

Noun

smithwright (plural smithwrights)

  1. A blacksmith.
    • A smithwright and tailor are, also, good trades ; but spirits being so cheap, too many fall into the drink.1831, William Cattermole, Emigration, page 205
    • Amongst the local craftsmen in the building and iron-workers' trades, carriage builders, smithwrights, mill hands, signwriters, painters and decorators, &c., are many former students.1906, Victorian Year-book, page 240

Forms of smithwright

pluralsmithwrights
alternative formsmith-wright

Origin of smithwright

From smith + wright.

Questions about smithwright

What does smithwright mean?
Smithwright means a blacksmith.
What part of speech is smithwright?
Smithwright is a noun.
What is the plural of smithwright?
The plural of smithwright is smithwrights.

Words near smithwright in the dictionary

  1. Smithtown
  2. Smithville
  3. Smithwick
  4. Smithwicks
  5. smithwork
  6. smithwright
  7. smithwrights
  8. smithy
  9. Smithy Bridge
  10. smithy coal
  11. smithy coals

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