n. A person who maintains the health and balance of the horse's feet through the trimming of the hoof and placement of horseshoes.
v. To practise as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon.
verb-intransitive. To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A worker in iron; a blacksmith.
n. A smith who shoes horses; more generally, one who combines the art of horseshoeing with the profession of veterinary surgery.
To practise as a farrier.
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n. a person who shoes horses
Word Usage
"If one of the horses throws a shoe, I want to say so, in writing, before I call the farrier; and I'd like to be able to tell from my journal just how many bales of hay I have squirreled away in the barn."