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blacksmiths

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Ironsmiths who make iron into tools, horseshoes, machine parts, and other objects by heating it in a forge and hammering it into shape on an anvil. Includes those who fit and nail horseshoes to horses' hooves.

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blacksmith's

blacksmiths'

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