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blacksmithing

/ˈblækˌsmɪðɪŋ/

blacksmithingnoun

Translations

кузнечное дело

Blacksmithing requires a lot of skill and strength.

Кузнечное дело требует много навыков и силы.

Definitions

The craft or occupation of a blacksmith, involving the shaping of metal, especially iron, by heating and hammering.

He took up blacksmithing as a hobby and now creates beautiful wrought iron gates.

Synonyms

blacksmithingadjective

/ˈblækˌsmɪðɪŋ/

Used attributively before nouns to mean ‘relating to the craft of a blacksmith’.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of the craft or activity of a blacksmith.

She enrolled in a blacksmithing course to improve her metal-working skills.

Synonyms

blacksmithnoun

Definitions

A person who makes and repairs things in iron by hand.

The blacksmith crafted a beautiful wrought iron gate for the entrance of the estate.

A workshop or forge where a blacksmith works.

The village blacksmith was a small forge at the end of the street.

blacksmithverb

blacksmithing

Gerund

blacksmithed

Past Simple

blacksmithed

Past Participle

blacksmithing

Gerund

Infrequent but attested use meaning ‘to work as a blacksmith’

Definitions

To forge or shape metal by hand as a blacksmith does.

She blacksmiths custom knives in her backyard shop.

Synonyms

forge

smith

hammer

shoe (as in shoe horses)

work metal

forge metal

shape metal

blacksmithadjective

Definitions

Relating to blacksmiths or their work.

The exhibition featured traditional blacksmith tools.