weaponsmithy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

weapon +‎ smithy

Noun[edit]

weaponsmithy (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of weaponsmithing
    • 1928, H. R. Hall, The Civilization of Greece in the Bronze Age:
      [] which conclusively prove the enormous superiority of the Sumerian over the Egyptian weaponsmithy.
    • 1956, Peking. National Palace Museum, Gu gong bo wu yuan, Max Loehr, Chinese Bronze Age Weapons, page 85:
      [] had had contacts with the splendors of urban life in western Asia from very early times, and had acquired knowledge of metal and weaponsmithy.