Smoggy Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Spurred by a post tittle in the book section of a similar name: Does anyone know what the collective noun is for a group of Blacksmiths? Often what a group is involved in dictates what noun is used i.e. flying over it's a flock of geese, where as at the ponds edge it's a gaggle, as I'm sure you are all aware. So real or manufactured, what nouns do you use to describe Blacksmiths engaged in group activities ( puns, most enthusiastically encouraged ) So for a bit of fun, fire away folks........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 A din of blacksmiths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odblacksmith Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 All i could come up with was generic puns...nothing analogous to flock/gaggle I hoped to Flatter everyone with responses,this will be one Upset group...catch my Drift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 A guild of curmudgeons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzkill Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 How about a drift of blacksmiths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Quint- Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 A Clinker. Sounds like it could be grammatically correct as a plural in context. A fist? as in a group of knuckles... or more fittingly, knuckleheads "Look at that pathetic fist" said one welder to another about the group of blacksmiths relentlessly pounding on their anvils... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 A smote of smiths! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSW Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Pyromaniacs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 A "Ring" of blacksmiths. An "opinions". Small group = a "clink," a large group = a "clank," a lazy group = "clunk." Good one DSW! How about a "Pyro" or maybe a "conflagration" for a large group. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Just don't upset them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 A heat of blacksmiths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 9 minutes ago, Daswulf said: Just don't upset them. ....read Frosty's post and scrolled down to this.....that is the first time I've ever encountered comedic timing in a thread! for the sake of inclusivity, I think we should include bladesmiths and farriers too. Keep em coming.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, Smoggy said: ....read Frosty's post and scrolled down to this.....that is the first time I've ever encountered comedic timing in a thread! for the sake of inclusivity, I think we should include bladesmiths and farriers too. Keep em coming.... That's fair, it's good to horse around once in a while. Just don't need any whinny people ruining the faun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 A monastic blacksmith group would be a "Quench". A group of lazy smiths would be a "slack." A group of farriers might be a "Clinch." A group of worried farriers would be a "Crease." Old or retired farriers who used coal would be a "Rasp." What would you call a group of young "Nippers" trying to pass the "Bar?" A group of unfun bladesmiths would be called a Temperance League." Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 And a group of dodgy blacksmiths would be 'anvillains'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 A consortium of collaborating meticulous metal manipulators .. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 "Thermal plastic surgeons" Dodgy blacksmith groups would meet in "Anvillages." Hmmm, if you're scaling your volcano is it getting too much air? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 friends..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'll buy that, Steve. Been stingy with that word all my life as it was so hard to find peaple worthy of the investment. Here I find that the majority are worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcostello Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 For a group of new blacksmiths it would be a "flail." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Or "ding" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 A query or a confusion. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forging Carver Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 What would you describe a group of blacksmiths as? I would say a disaster waiting to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 How about a "Murder" of blacksmiths like Crows, we seem to do a lot of making noise, walking around looking for scraps and something for little or nothing and by the end of the day are fairly black. We also do a good job of murdering the English Language on this site especially. Second choice would be agreeing with Steve, "Friends" I have made a number on here and most no chance of ever meeting which is a shame I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I think we're more a squawk, gripe or scrounge. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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