smithwork

English

Etymology

From smith +‎ work.

Noun

smithwork (uncountable)

  1. The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery.
    • 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 12: Cyclops]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:
      Thereon embossed in excellent smithwork was seen the image of a queen of regal port, scion of the house of Brunswick, Victoria […]
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