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Harrier vs Farrier - What's the difference?

harrier | farrier |

As nouns the difference between harrier and farrier

is that harrier is one who while farrier is a person who maintains the health and balance of the horse's feet through the trimming of the hoof and placement of horseshoes.

As a verb farrier is

to practise as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.

harrier

English

(wikipedia harrier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who .
  • Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.
  • A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.
  • A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.

    • Derived terms

    * African marsh harrier, Circus ranivorus * black marrier, Circus maurus * cinereous marrier, Circus cinereus * eastern marsh harrier, Circus spilonotus * hen harrier, Circus cyaneus * long-winged harrier, Circus buffoni * Malagasy marsh harrier, Circus maillardi * Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus * northern harrier, Circus cyaneus * pallid harrier, Circus macrourus * pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos * spotted harrier, Circus assimilis * swamp harrier, Circus approximans * Western harsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus

    farrier

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who maintains the health and balance of the horse's feet through the trimming of the hoof and placement of horseshoes.

    • Synonyms

    * blacksmith (informal)

    Derived terms

    * farriery

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To practise as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.
    • (Mortimer)

    See also

    * ferrier, furrier