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far⋅ri⋅er

  [far-ee-er]
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–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
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Farrier Supplies
Largest warehouse in the industry: Horseshoes, Tools, Nippers, Knives
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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 
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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