Arrowsmith

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A town in the Shire of Irwin, Mid West region, Western Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A river in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after cartographer John Arrowsmith. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A township and village therein, in McLean County, Illinois, United States, named after settler Ezekiel Arrowsmith. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A smith who made the iron tips for arrows.
  2. 2
    a maker of arrows wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From arrow + smith.

Etymology 2

From arrowsmith, an occupational surname for a maker of iron arrowheads.

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