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arrowsmith

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *smēy-✻
  2. inherited from *smiþaz✻
  3. inherited from *smiþ✻
  4. inherited from smiþ
  5. inherited from smyth
  6. compounded as arrowsmith — “arrow + smith”

Definitions

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

  2. A surname originating as an occupation.

  3. A town in the Shire of Irwin, Mid West region, Western Australia.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A river in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after cartographer John…

      A river in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after cartographer John Arrowsmith.

    2. A township and village therein, in McLean County, Illinois, United States, named after…

      A township and village therein, in McLean County, Illinois, United States, named after settler Ezekiel Arrowsmith.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA