smither

/ˈsmɪðə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

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noun

noun

A smith (worker with iron or other metals; one who smiths)

name

"My lass, when I cooms to die, / Smash the bottle to smithers, the Divil's in 'im,' said I."
"That claim of mine, which was yours, has got a seventeen-foot vein and a sandstone roof, and not a smither of slate or bone in it."

smith + -er

smithers (plural)

smithereens

wither hither slither whither dither zither ryther

Questions

How do you pronounce smither?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsmɪðə(ɹ)/.

What does smither mean?

A fragment, shard or small piece.

Where does smither come from?

smith + -er

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