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 […]