Definition of whitesmith in English:
whitesmith
noun ˈwʌɪtsmɪθˈ(h)waɪtsmɪθ
1A person who makes articles out of metal, especially tin.
Example sentencesExamples
- I was apprenticed at 25 to a whitesmith named Samuel Blanchard.
- While blacksmiths work mostly with hot metal, whitesmiths do the majority of their work on cold metal (although they might use a forge to shape their raw materials).
- 1.1 A polisher or finisher of metal goods.
Origin
Middle English: from white (denoting ‘white iron’, i.e. tin) + smith.
Definition of whitesmith in US English:
whitesmith
nounˈ(h)wītsmiTHˈ(h)waɪtsmɪθ
1A person who makes articles out of metal, especially tin.
Example sentencesExamples
- While blacksmiths work mostly with hot metal, whitesmiths do the majority of their work on cold metal (although they might use a forge to shape their raw materials).
- I was apprenticed at 25 to a whitesmith named Samuel Blanchard.
- 1.1 A polisher or finisher of metal goods.
Origin
Middle English: from white (denoting ‘white iron’, i.e. tin) + smith.