[SMITH sb. Cf. MDu. smedewerck (Du. smeedwerk), MHG. smidewerc (G. schmiedewerk).] Work performed or done by a smith; also, the work or occupation of a smith.
1720. in Jrnl. Derbysh. Archæol. Soc. (1905), XXVII. 215. For smith worke … 0 3 2.
1837. Carlyle, Fr. Rev., I. II. i. He … determines on a little smith-work; and so … is learning to make locks.
1869. Rankine, Machine & Hand-tools, App. 56. The fitness of bar iron for shipbuilding and smith-work is tested by bending and punching it cold.
