One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Hereford.

A congenital failure of cholesterol synthesis, with effects ranging from mild intellectual disability to lethal malformations.

(originally Ireland, informal) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

plural of Smithereen

The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works, a forge.

(uncommon) to forge, especially by hand

(mineralogy) A mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO₃, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.

plural of smithy

plural of smither

(UK, obsolete) Small lumps of ore which free miners scavenged because small quantities were exempt from payment of taxes. The practice ended in 1760 when the Duke of Devonshire challenged the tax exemption.