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Definition of Farriery
1. n. The art of shoeing horses.
Definition of Farriery
1. Noun. the work done by a farrier ¹
2. Noun. a farrier's workshop. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Farriery
1. the trade of a farrier [n -ERIES]
Medical Definition of Farriery
1. 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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Farriery
Literary usage of Farriery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"A shoer of horses ; a horse- doctor : to farrier is to practice either or both
of these callings : farriery is the art or calling thus practised. ..."
2. Horse-shoes and Horse-shoeing: Their Origin, History, Uses, and Abuses by George Fleming (1869)
"IN France, where veterinary science has flourished, and has been productive of
most beneficial results, many excellent works on farriery have appeared ..."
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