Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoesmith

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: shoe-smith
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who shoes horses for a living.

Dated

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

Etymology

From shoe + smith.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

shoesmiths (plural) Shucksmith (alternative)

Synonyms

farrier shoeingsmith

Questions

What does shoesmith mean?: A person who shoes horses for a living.
Where does shoesmith come from?: From shoe + smith.

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