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Ironsmith

Ironsmith \I"ron*smith`\, n.

  1. A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) An East Indian barbet ( Megalaima faber), inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith.

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ironsmith

n. 1 A blacksmith (who makes articles from iron) 2 An East Indian barbet (''Megalaima faber'') whose note resembles the sounds made by a smith.

Usage examples of "ironsmith".

Weapons he hoarded in plenty, and the ironsmiths of twenty or more tribes hammered and forged at his order.

At once Madoc had set about building a fleet of ships and recruiting strong and able men and women to colonize larghal: carpenters and masons, weavers, farmers, shepherds, fishermen and hunters, ironsmiths, potters, charcoal burners, kiln makers, tanners and cobblers, glassblowers, jewelers and armorers, priests and scribes.