Smith

A smith is a person involved in the shaping of metal objects. The traditional working place for a smith is a forge or smithy. A smith working with iron and steel forging is a blacksmith. Someone who works in silver is a silversmith; one who works with gold is a goldsmith; one who works with locks is a locksmith.

In pre-industrialized times, a smith was a person of high social standing, as he would supply the metal tools needed for efficient farming (especially the plough).

Notable Smiths

• Paul de Lamerie (18th Century -- England)

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The Smith is also a river in the western United States of America (See Smith River.)

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Smith is a relatively common surname amongst those of English descent.

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Smith College is located in Northampton, Massachusetts.