Black″smith′ (�), n. [Black (in allusion to the color of the metal) + smith. Cf. Whitesmith.] 1. A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron utensils, horseshoes, etc.
The blacksmith may forge what he pleases.
Howell.
2. (Zoöl.) A fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis, orHeliastes, punctipinnis), of a blackish color.