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Highlights include demonstrations at the sawmill, gristmill, blacksmiths, Weavers’ Barn, Spinners’ Cottage, Short Track Railroad, farmhouse kitchen and West Coast Clock Museum.—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025 Its living room rapidly reached the swelter and volume of a blacksmith’s forge operating as a front for an unlicensed tavern.—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025 According to the Saratoga Historical Foundation, blacksmiths were essential in pioneer communities in the 1850s.—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 Two examples were often cited: 1) a blacksmith develops strong muscles and his offspring spontaneously have natural strength; 2) giraffes strained their necks to reach ever higher leaves and progressively longer necks were passed along over generations.—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blacksmith
Word History
Etymology
Middle English blaksmyth, from blakblack entry 1 + smythsmith; from a distinction between black metal (iron) and white metal (tin)
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