shipsmith en · NOUN
Etymology
From ship + smith.
Meanings
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Someone who forges the ironwork for ships
The forge in the shipsmith’s shop is not much bigger than a bread oven.
2019 April 28, Nicole J. Williams, ““Whalecraft”: Clifford Warren Ashley and Whaling Craft Culture in Industrial New Bedford”, in “Whalecraft”: Clifford Warren Ashley and Whaling Craft Culture in Industrial New Bedford, →DOI, pages 185–217:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shipsmiths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |