name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
shoesmith
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who shoes horses for a living.
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Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: farrier, shoeingsmith
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History
Etymology
From shoesmith, an occupational surname for a blacksmith who either specialized in shoeing horses or in making and fitting iron blades known as shoes.
From shoe + smith.