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A smith, or metalsmith, is a person involved in the shaping of metal objects.
In pre-industrialized times, smiths held high or special social standing since they supplied the metal tool needed for farming (especially the plough) and warfare. This social standing might be a reason for the prevalence of "Smith" as an English family name (and similar names in other languages, such as German "Schmidt").
The word smith is cognate with the somewhat archaic English word, "smite", meaning "to hit"...
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