farrier

Borrowed from Middle French ferrier, from Old French ferrier, from Latin ferrarius, from ferrum (“iron”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfæɹi.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹi.ɚ/
• (rhotic, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /ˈfæɹi.ɚ/
• Rhymes: -æɹiə(ɹ)

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farrier (plural farriers)

1. A person who maintains the health and balance of horses' feet through the trimming of the hoof and fitting of horseshoes.

• blacksmith (informal)
• horseshoer

• prick farrier

• farriery

farrier (third-person singular simple present farriers, present participle farriering, simple past and past participle farriered)

1. (intransitive) To practise as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.
   • 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], published 1708, →OCLC:

     though there are many Pretenders to the Art of Farriering and Cow-leeching , yet many of them are very ignorant , especially in the Countrie

• ferrier, furrier

• Ferrari