单词 | smithy water |
释义 | > as lemmassmithy water smithy water n. now historical and rare water in which a smith has cooled hot iron; = smith's water n. at smith n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials used in metallurgical processes > [noun] > water to cool heated irons smith's water?a1425 smithy watera1533 smith-water?1541 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) xviii. sig. Ciii [The water] was blacker than smythy water. 1744 B. Franklin Acct. New-invented Fire-places in Papers (1960) II. 439 Even the Smithy Water in which hot Irons are quench'd, is found advantageous to the human Constitution. 1888 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 2 Mar. 19/1 Heat once more to a cherry red, and chill in water (old smithy water for preference, but it does not really matter), and rub the edge part bright on a stone. 2000 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 11 Mar. (Travel section) 5 90-year-old Barney Devlin ready to talk the back leg off a brown cow..about the healing power of smithy water (‘great for curing warts’). < as lemmas |
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