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farrier

/ˈfeɹiə/FEH-ree-ur
/ˈfɛɹiɚ/FEH-ree-ur

Meaningan ironworker

Common meaning: a smith who shoes horses

Journey through time

  1. Latinferrum‘iron’
  2. Old Frenchferrersource
  3. Englishfarrier‘a smith who shoes horses’ · today

farr also in: ferrous

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin ferrum ‘iron’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ferrum, p. 740 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

ferrous

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