shoer

[ shoo-er ]

/ ˈʃu ər /

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noun

a person who shoes horses or other animals.

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Origin of shoer

before 900; Old English scōere shoemaker (not recorded in ME); see shoe, -er¹

Words nearby shoer

shoelace, shoe leather, shoemaker, Shoemaker-Levy 9, shoepac, shoer, shoeshine, shoestring, shoestring catch, shoestring potatoes, shoestring root rot

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How to use shoer in a sentence

In very many cases a good practical shoer can remove the trouble by proper paring and shoeing.
The Mule|Harvey Riley
He quickly got into his stride, that forward, leaning attitude of the snow-shoer; nor did he glance to the left or right.
The Hound From The North|Ridgwell Cullum
The crystal-covered earth glided by him; the long, reaching stride of the expert snow-shoer bore him rapidly along.
The Hound From The North|Ridgwell Cullum
To shoe suggests to him only the shoeing of animals, and so, by way of shoeing and horse-shoer, he comes to shoed.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken

We know of a shoer in Worcester County, Massachusetts, who has a wide local reputation for "doctoring" weak knees.
Rational Horse-Shoeing|John E. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for shoer

shoer

/ (ˈʃuːə) /

noun

rare a person who shoes horses; farrier

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