Difference between Smithy and Forge

What is the difference between Smithy and Forge?

Smithy as a noun is the location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works. while Forge as a noun is furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape

Smithy

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works.

Forge

Part of speech: noun

Definition: furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shapeworkshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering themA counterfeit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shape a metal by heating and hammering.To form or create with concerted effort.To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.(often as forge ahead) To move forward heavily and slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily; to proceed towards a goal in the face of resistance or difficulty.(sometimes as forge ahead) To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.

Example sentence: It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.

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