shoer

[ shoo-er ]

noun

1. a person who shoes horses or other animals.

shoer

/ ˈʃuːə /

noun

1. rare.
   a person who shoes horses; farrier

Word History and Origins

Origin of shoer¹

before 900; Old English scōere shoemaker (not recorded in ME); shoe, -er ¹

Example Sentences

In very many cases a good practical shoer can remove the trouble by proper paring and shoeing.

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He quickly got into his stride, that forward, leaning attitude of the snow-shoer; nor did he glance to the left or right.

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The crystal-covered earth glided by him; the long, reaching stride of the expert snow-shoer bore him rapidly along.

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To shoe suggests to him only the shoeing of animals, and so, by way of shoeing and horse-shoer, he comes to shoed.

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We know of a shoer in Worcester County, Massachusetts, who has a wide local reputation for "doctoring" weak knees.

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