smither

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/ˈsmɪðə(ɹ)/

noun

A fragment, shard or small piece.

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

smither1

nounsmither (plural smithers)

plural smithers

  1. in pluralA fragment, shard or small piece.

    My lass, when I cooms to die, / Smash the bottle to smithers, the Divil's in 'im,' said I.

    1880, Alfred Tennyson, “[Ballads and Other Poems.] The Northern Cobbler”, in Ballads and Other Poems, London: C[harles] Kegan Paul & Co., […], →OCLC, stanza XVIII, page 38
    1 more example

    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.

    1920, Kennett Harris, Meet Mr. Stegg, page 164

smither2

nounsmither (plural smithers)

plural smithers

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

Smither3

proper nounSmither (plural Smithers)

plural Smithers

Origin

Translations

Finnish sirpale
  • sirpalefragment

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APA

smither. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smither

MLA

“smither.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smither. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smither,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smither.

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