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farriering

farriering is the present participle and gerund of farrier.

Meaning of farrier

Verb

farrier (third-person singular simple present farriers, present participle farriering, simple past and past participle farriered)

  1. (intransitive) To practise as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.
    • though there are many Pretenders to the Art of Farriering and Cow-leeching , yet many of them are very ignorant , especially in the Countrie1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC

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Questions about farriering

What is farriering the present participle and gerund of?
Farriering is the present participle and gerund of farrier.

Words near farriering in the dictionary

  1. farrest
  2. farried
  3. farrier
  4. farriered
  5. farrieries
  6. farriering
  7. farriers
  8. farriery
  9. farries
  10. Farrimond
  11. farring

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