| farrier | 1. A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| farriery | 1. The art of shoeing horses. 2. The art of preventing, curing, or mitigating diseases of horses and cattle; the veterinary art. 3. The place where a smith shoes horses. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |