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farriery

British  
/ ˈfærɪərɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

These, with Ruff's Guide, the Racing Calendar, and a few volumes on farriery, supplied Mr. Armstrong's literary necessities.

From The Lovels of Arden by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

I was, of course, kept sedulously at work at our business, and, though liking it even less than farriery, learned it well enough.

From Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)

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