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arrowsmith

arrowsmith noun: a smith who made the iron tips for arrows.

Noun

arrowsmith (plural arrowsmiths)

  1. A smith who made the iron tips for arrows.

Proper noun capitalized: Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith (countable and uncountable, plural Arrowsmiths)

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A town in the Shire of Irwin, Mid West region, Western Australia.
  3. A river in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after cartographer John Arrowsmith.
  4. A township and village therein, in McLean County, Illinois, United States, named after settler Ezekiel Arrowsmith.

Forms of arrowsmith

Noun
pluralarrowsmiths
Proper noun
pluralArrowsmiths

Origin of arrowsmith

From arrow + smith.

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

Questions about arrowsmith

What does arrowsmith mean?
Arrowsmith means a smith who made the iron tips for arrows.
What part of speech is arrowsmith?
Arrowsmith can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of arrowsmith?
The plural of arrowsmith is arrowsmiths.

Words near arrowsmith in the dictionary

  1. arrows of time
  2. Arrowsic
  3. Arrowsic Island
  4. arrowslit
  5. arrowslits
  6. arrowsmith
  7. arrowsmiths
  8. arrowstone
  9. arrowstones
  10. arrowtail
  11. arrowtails

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