Farrier

//ˈfæɹi.ə// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who maintains the health and balance of horses' feet through the trimming of the hoofs and fitting of horseshoes.
  2. 2
    a person who shoes horses wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To practise as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier. intransitive

    "though there are many Pretenders to the Art of Farriering and Cow-leeching , yet many of them are very ignorant , especially in the Countrie"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a farrier.

Synonyms

All synonyms
horseshoerblacksmithblacksmithbreakerbreederbroncobuster

Example

More examples

"The farrier fitted the shoe to the horse's hoof while the shoe was hot."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French ferrier, from Old French ferrier, from Latin ferrārius, from ferrum (“iron”).

Etymology 2

English occupational surname, see Ferrier. Also a variant of Farrar.

Related phrases

prick farrier

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