Talk:jumped-up
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Equinox in topic Most of the citations could go under either of the 2 senses!
As a blacksmith I have been aware that many terms we use come from blacksmith practice, however I cannot find evidence for any of the terms. Can any one support the statement as follows: 'Jumped up' just like 'too many irons in the fire', ‘going at it hammer and tongs’, 'strike whilst the iron is hot' or 'smitten' they come from blacksmith practices; if a smith takes a standard bar of iron and heats up the end then jumps it up, the hot end will become bigger at the head.--86.152.202.184 17:21, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
Most of the citations could go under either of the 2 senses! edit
It seems quite arbitrary where they have been placed. Equinox ◑ 17:48, 8 June 2019 (UTC)