whitesmith

English

noun
Definitions
  • A person who forges things out of tin or pewter; a tinsmith.
  • A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in distinction from one who forges it.

Etymology

Compound from English white (a white-skinned person, bright and colorless) + English smith.

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English

smith

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