stithies
/ˈstɪðiz/
noun
- Plural of stithy: anvils or blacksmiths' shops.
- The museum displayed several antique stithies used by colonial blacksmiths.
- In medieval times, stithies were found in almost every village.
- The old forge had two stithies, one for heavy work and one for fine detail.
verb
- Third person singular present of stithy: shapes or forges metal on an anvil.
- Every day, the artisan stithies custom ironwork for local homes.
- The master smith stithies each piece with careful, rhythmic blows.
- He stithies the glowing metal until it takes the desired form.