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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Smithy \Smith"y\ (-[y^]), n. [AS. smi[eth][eth]e, fr. smi[eth];
     akin to D. smidse, smids, OHG. smitta, G. schmiede, Icel.
     smi[eth]ja. See {Smith}, n.]
     The workshop of a smith, esp. a blacksmith; a smithery; a
     stithy. [Written also {smiddy}.]
     [1913 Webster]


  
           Under a spreading chestnut tree
           The village smithy stands.               --Longfellow.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  smithy
       n : a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
           [syn: {forge}]

















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