A whitesmith is a person who works with "white" or light-colored
The term is also applied to metalworkers who do only finishing work - such as filing or polishing - on
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Whitesmith — White smith , n. 1. One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron; a tinsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in distinction from one who forges it. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whitesmith — [hwīt′smith΄, wīt′smith΄] n. 1. a worker in white metals; esp., a tinsmith 2. a worker in iron who does finishing, polishing, or galvanizing … English World dictionary
whitesmith — noun Date: 14th century 1. tinsmith 2. a worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work … New Collegiate Dictionary
whitesmith — /hwuyt smith , wuyt /, n. a tinsmith. [1275 1325; ME, modeled on BLACKSMITH] * * * … Universalium
whitesmith — noun A person who forges things out of tin or pewter. A tinsmith … Wiktionary
whitesmith — n. person who makes or fixes objects made from white metals; tinsmith, person who works in tin or tin plate; metal polisher, person who does finish work, one who polishes forged metal objects … English contemporary dictionary
whitesmith — noun a person who makes articles out of metal, especially tin. Origin ME: from white (denoting ‘white iron’, i.e. tin) + smith … English new terms dictionary
whitesmith — white•smith [[t]ˈ(h)waɪtˌsmɪθ, ˈwaɪt [/t]] n. a tinsmith • Etymology: 1275–1325 … From formal English to slang
whitesmith — /ˈwaɪtsmɪθ/ (say wuytsmith) noun → tinsmith …
whitesmith — n. 1 a worker in tin. 2 a polisher or finisher of metal goods … Useful english dictionary
