Browsing By Tag "blacksmith"
Browsing By Tag "blacksmith"
Pronunciation : Black"smith`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Black (in allusion to the color of the metal) + smith. Cf. Whitesmith.]
Definition : 1. A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron utensils, horseshoes, etc. The blacksmith may forge what he pleases. Howell.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis, or Heliastes, punctipinnis), of a blackish color.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
The word work, like "the word honesty, has obtained a quite peculiar meaning under the capitalist system of production. It is used indiscriminately for every sort of human labor. Yet how can any labor differ more widely than the slavery of a tram conductor from the free and useful work of the village blacksmith in Longfellow's poem- "Toiling,-rejoicing,-sorrowing, Onward through life he goes; Each morning sees some task begun, Each evening sees its close; Something attempted, something done, Has earned a night's repose." Work in the true sense means neither enforced and slavish toil nor the purposeless efforts of the man who plays with some occupation for mere amusement. At present much well-meaning and honest labor is pure waste, for it pr... (From : AnarchyArchives.)