Lorimer
name, noun
name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who makes the bits and other metal parts of a horse's bridle, and other small metal pieces. obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Old French lormier, loremier, from Latin loranum (“bridle”), lorum (“thong, the rein of a bridle”).
Etymology 2
Scottish occupational surname for a maker or seller of spurs, bits and other metal attachments to harness and tackle, from Anglo-Norman lorenier, an agent derivative of Old French lorain (“tackle, harness”).
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