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Webster 1913 Edition


Farrier

Far′ri-er

,
Noun.
[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.

Far′ri-er

,
Verb.
I.
To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.
[Obs.]
Mortimer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Farrier

FAR'RIER

,
Noun.
[L. ferrarius, from ferrum, iron.]
1.
A shoer of horses; a smith who shoes horses.
2.
One who professes to cure the diseases of horses.

FAR'RIER

,
Verb.
I.
To practice as a farrier.