farrier
/ˈfæriə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfæriər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfer-ē-ər ˈfa-rē-/ (ame, mw)
farrier — 名詞
- farriersingular
- farriersplural
1. a person whose trade is shaping and nailing metal horseshoes onto horses' hooves
蹄鐵匠
製作並安裝馬蹄鐵的工匠
a person whose trade is shaping and nailing metal horseshoes onto horses' hooves to protect them from wear and injury on hard surfaces
The farrier checked each horse's hooves before shaping the metal shoes at the forge.
蹄鐵匠在鍛造之前，先檢查了每匹馬的蹄子。
farrier + check hooves before shoeing (workflow)
A good farrier knows both blacksmithing and how a horse's hoof works.
好的蹄鐵匠既懂打鐵技術，也了解馬蹄的構造。
Mei-Lin watched the farrier hammer a red-hot shoe into the right shape on the anvil.
Mei-Lin 看著蹄鐵匠在鐵砧上把燒紅的馬蹄鐵敲打成形。
The stable owner called the farrier when two horses lost their shoes in the paddock.
馬場主人打電話給蹄鐵匠，因為有兩匹馬在圍場裡掉了蹄鐵。
- blacksmith
broader term; a blacksmith works with iron generally, not only on horseshoes
- horseshoer
more specific but less common; describes the exact same trade