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arrowsmith

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 R OW0 S M IH2 TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: EH1 R OW0 S M IH2 TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as an occupation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 2

A town in the Shire of Irwin, Mid West region, Western Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A river in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after cartographer John Arrowsmith.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

name

Meaning 4

A township and village therein, in McLean County, Illinois, United States, named after settler Ezekiel Arrowsmith.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A smith who made the iron tips for arrows.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 6

a maker of arrows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: smith

History

Etymology

From arrowsmith, an occupational surname for a maker of iron arrowheads.

From arrow + smith.

Real reading context

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