farriery

British  

/ ˈfærɪərɪ /

noun

1. the art, work, or establishment of a farrier

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Example Sentences

Sir Joseph, as all are aware, is descended from an English-Jewish blacksmith who expanded his farriery to an art dealer's suite.

From Time Magazine Archive

For a wage of about $60 a month, Smith slept and ate in horse stalls and struggled to keep up with the farriery needs of fifty-four horses.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

They were joined directly after by their father, who with the help of Dick had been doing a little amateur farriery work, and freshly nailing a couple of loose shoes on his horse’s hoofs.

From Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers by Hildibrand, Henri Théophile

N. B. Neither this disorder, nor its remedy, is mentioned by either Bracken, Bartlet, or any of the modern writers on farriery.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis

Always engaged in rough exercises and perilous journeys, they have learned a kind of farriery and a simple system of surgery.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir