anchorsmith

English

Etymology

From anchor +‎ smith. Compare the Middle English surname Ankersmith.

Noun

anchorsmith (plural anchorsmiths)

1. A maker of anchors.
   • 1806, Margaret Bryan, Lectures on Natural Philosophy: The Result of Many Years’ Practical Experience of the Facts Elucidated. […], London: […] Thomas Davison, […] sold […] by George Kearsley, […]; and Jordan Hookham, […], page 52:

     The natural strength of the muscles may be either increased or diminished by exercise; for we perceive the legs of a porter, and the arms of an anchorsmith, are stronger by use.

   • 2009, Fiona Rule, London’s Docklands: A History of the Lost Quarter, Ian Allan Publishing, published 2012, →ISBN, page 80:

     The yards that led down to the quays rang out with the sounds of anchorsmiths, carpenters and joiners plying their trade, while sailors, fishermen and sea pilots spent their hard-earned pay in the taverns and hostelries that lay close to the quaysides.

   • 2015, Adrian John Hoare, A Shilling on Good Friday, volume one (A Lesson Learnt), Man of Kent Publishing, →ISBN, page 292:

     There must be better jobs in the ‘yard but I suppose working in the anchor forge isn’t so bad. It’s hot and noisy what with the steam hammer and furnace heat but I get on well with the anchorsmiths.