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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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| far·ri·er (fār'ē-ər) n. One who shoes horses. [Obsolete French ferrier, from Latin ferrārius, of iron, blacksmith, from ferrum, iron.] far'ri·er·y n. |
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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."
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