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farrier definition

far·rier (far′ē ər)

noun

Chiefly Brit. a person who shoes horses; blacksmith; also, sometimes, one who treats the diseases of horses

Etymology: ME ferrour < OFr ferreor < ML ferrator < VL *ferrare, to shoe horses < L ferrum, iron

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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