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arrowsmith¹

Where it comes from

From arrow + smith.

noun arrowsmiths

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

Arrowsmith²

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Arrowsmiths

  1. countable, uncountable A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. countable, uncountable A town in the Shire of Irwin, Mid West region, Western Australia.
  3. countable, uncountable A river in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after cartographer John Arrowsmith.
  4. countable, uncountable A township and village therein, in McLean County, Illinois, United States, named after settler Ezekiel Arrowsmith.

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"arrowsmith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arrowsmith. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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arrowsmith. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arrowsmith

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"arrowsmith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arrowsmith.

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@misc{arrowsmith_2026,
  title = {arrowsmith},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arrowsmith},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}