An open hearth or fireplace where iron is heated to make it malleable for shaping or making wrought iron. 2. A building containing one or more forges; may be a small smithy or a large building containing milling equipment. 3. A building containing a furnace in which wrought iron is made directly from iron ore. (Bucher, 1996)
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