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Webster 1913 Edition
Smith
Smith
(smĭth)
, Noun.
[AS.
smið
; akin to D. smid
, G. schmied
, OHG. smid
, Icel. smiðr
, Dan. & Sw. smed
, Goth. smiþa
(in comp.); cf. Gr. σμίλη
a sort of knife, σμινύη
a hoe, mattock.] 1.
One who forges with the hammer; one who works in metals;
as, a black
. smith
, goldsmith
, silversmith
, and the likePiers Plowman.
Nor yet the
smith
hath learned to form a sword. Tate.
2.
One who makes or effects anything.
[R.]
Dryden.
Smith
,Verb.
T.
To beat into shape; to forge.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
What smith that any [weapon]
smitheth
. Piers Plowman.
Webster 1828 Edition
Smith
SMITH
,Noun.
1.
Literally, the striker, the beater; hence, one who forges with the hammer; one who works in metals; as an iron-smith; gold-smith; silver-smith, &c. Nor yet the smith hath learn'd to form a sword.2.
He that makes or effects any thing.Hence the name Smith, which, from the number of workmen employed in working metals in early ages, is supposed to be more common than any other.
SMITH
,Verb.
T.