| 释义 |
smithing, vbl. n.|ˈsmɪθɪŋ|
[f. smith v.]
The action of the verb smith; the art or process of fashioning or forging metals; forging.
1435Coventry Leet Bk. 181 He..may..do myche harme..in the smethyng, yif he be necligent & mysrule his Iron, that he wirkithe. Ibid. 184. 1483 Cath. Angl. 346/1 A Smethynge, fabricatura. 1677Moxon Mech. Exerc. Pref., I intend to begin with Smithing, which comprehends not only the Black-Smiths Trade, but takes in all Trades which use either Forge or File. 1831Holland Manuf. Metal I. 89 In the forging of the blades just named, there is a final hammer process called smithing. 1843Holtzapffel Turning I. 227 note, Wheels for railways display many curious examples of smithing.
attrib.1714J. Wyett Suppl. to Ellwoods's Life (1765) 400 Not to use his own smithing Metaphors of clinching and rivetting. 1889E. Matheson Aid Book Engin. (ed. 2) 722 Hydraulic smithing-machines. |