Meaning of FARRIER
| Pronunciation: | | 'fareeur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a person who shoes horses |
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| | Synonyms: | | horseshoer |
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| | See Also: | | blacksmith | |
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\Far"ri*er\, n. [OE. farrour, ferrer, OF. ferreor,
ferrier, LL. Ferrator, ferrarius equorum, from ferrare to
shoe a horse, ferrum a horseshoe, fr. L. ferrum iron. Cf.
{Ferreous}.]
1. A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon.
\Far"ri*er\, v. i.
To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.
[Obs.] --Mortimer.
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