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far⋅ri⋅er
[far-ee-er]
–noun Chiefly British.
| a blacksmith. |
Origin:
1375–1425; var. of ferrier < MF, OF < L ferrārius smith (see ferrum, -ary ); r. late ME fer(r)our < AF, OF ferreor < L *ferrātor
1375–1425; var. of ferrier < MF, OF < L ferrārius smith (see ferrum, -ary ); r. late ME fer(r)our < AF, OF ferreor < L *ferrātor

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Farrier
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.Farrier
Far"ri*er\, v. i. To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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farrier
1562, from M.Fr. ferrier "blacksmith," from L. ferrarius "of iron," also "blacksmith," from ferrum "iron," possibly of Sem. origin, via Etruscan. In M.L., ferrus also meant "a horseshoe."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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