English Dictionary: smith | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for smith | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Smith \Smith\ (sm[icr]th), n. [AS. smi[edh]; akin to D. smid, G. schmied, OHG. smid, Icel. smi[edh]r, Dan. & Sw. smed, Goth. smi[thorn]a (in comp.); cf. Gr. smi`lh a sort of knife, sminy`h a hoe, mattock.] 1. One who forges with the hammer; one who works in metals; as, a blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, and the like. --Piers Plowman. Nor yet the smith hath learned to form a sword. --Tate. 2. One who makes or effects anything. [R.] --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Smith \Smith\, v. t. [AS. smi[edh]ian. See {Smith}, n.] To beat into shape; to forge. [Obs.] --Chaucer. What smith that any [weapon] smitheth. --Piers Plowman. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Smith, KY Zip code(s): 40867 Smith, NV Zip code(s): 89430 | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Smith The Hebrews were not permitted by the Philistines in the days of Samuel to have a smith amongst them, lest they should make them swords and spears (1 Sam. 13:19). Thus the Philistines sought to make their conquest permanent (comp. 2 Kings 24:16). |