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stithy

/ˈstɪði/
noun
  1. An anvil, or a blacksmith's workshop or forge.
    • The old stithy still stands behind the barn, though it hasn't been used in decades.
    • He learned his trade at his father's stithy, shaping iron from dawn until dusk.
    • The blacksmith placed the hot iron on the stithy and began to hammer.
Synonyms
anvilforgesmithy
verb
  1. To shape or forge metal on an anvil.
    • The apprentice learned to stithy a simple nail before attempting a horseshoe.
    • Using a heavy hammer, he began to stithy the glowing bar into a sword blade.
    • She would stithy the steel into delicate scrolls for garden gates.
Synonyms
hammerforge
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