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装そう蹄てい

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Meanings

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horseshoeing; shoeing a horse

Technical term for the act or process of fitting a horse with shoes.

装そう蹄てい師しは馬うまの蹄ひづめに合あうように蹄てい鉄てつを調ちょう整せいする。
The farrier adjusts the horseshoe to fit the horse's hoof.

Kanji

装attire, dress, pretend
蹄hoof

Related words

蹄てい鉄てつ
蹄鉄 refers to the horseshoe itself, while 装蹄 refers to the act of shoeing.

Word family

装そう蹄てい師し
farrier; hoof care specialist

Written forms

装そう蹄ていUsage67%
Standard kanji spelling for horseshoeing.
そうていUsage33%

Etymology

Compound of 装 (そう, 'to equip, to dress') and 蹄 (てい, 'hoof'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with horseshoeing.