Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
smithery , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or art of working or forging metals, as iron, into any desired shape.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The work of a
smith ; theforging ofmetal .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Take your word smithing and semantics and stick 'em where the sun don't shine.
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The political maneuverings of HRC and BHO cannot hold a candle, not even close to the political manipulation and word smithing of all the media houses.
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PubliusFL: If it were tortious word smithing, at least someone would presumably have standing to sue the justices who exhibited such bad faith.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Open Comment Thread on McDonald 2009
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If it were tortious word smithing, at least someone would presumably have standing to sue the justices who exhibited such bad faith.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Open Comment Thread on McDonald 2009
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Econ_Scott: but not those of tortuous word smithing
The Volokh Conspiracy » Open Comment Thread on McDonald 2009
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In writing, sometimes it's more important what you don't say: good word smithing phrase imagery can be relied upon to resonate meaning.
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They have repeatedly failed and try to cover that failure with cutesy word smithing and attempts to mislead americans.
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SCHULTZ: Well, don't get caught up on word smithing by the conservatives, Anderson.
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Man, stupid word smithing, then again, its not hard to confuse me, shiny things excel at that.
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Instead of a clunky, abstract system where you get “+5 to harvesting” or “+10 to sword smithing”, representations of ore or sword pieces can get moved around the screen, showing the player in a general sense what is going on. with the right mentality, mini-games can be even more true to the world than another approach.
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