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Arrowsmith   /ˈæroʊsmˌɪθ/  /ˈɛroʊsmˌɪθ/   Listen
Arrowsmith

noun
1.
A maker of arrows.






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"Arrowsmith" Quotes from Famous Books



... connected with their manufacture. We find the Bowyer, Bower or Bowmaker, who trimmed and shaped the wand of yew, [Footnote: This is also one source of Boyer, but the very common French surname Boyer means ox-herd.] the Fletcher (Chapter XV), Arrowsmith, or Flower, who ...
— The Romance of Names • Ernest Weekley

... at Lady Arrowsmith's concert to-morrow, my lord?" said Mrs. Crabstock, who was now at liberty to ask questions; for even scandal will not hold curiosity ...
— Tales and Novels, Vol. VII - Patronage • Maria Edgeworth

... and arrow is shown by the number of surnames connected with their manufacture. We find the Bowyer, Bower or Bowmaker, who trimmed and shaped the wand of yew, [Footnote: This is also one source of Boyer, but the very common French surname Boyer means ox-herd.] the Fletcher (Chapter XV), Arrowsmith, or Flower, ...
— The Romance of Names • Ernest Weekley

... continued to mop his face I judged that he had arrived in some haste. The house now took note of a stirring in one of the boxes. There was an excited buzz as the tall form and unmistakable features of Cecil Arrowsmith, the English actor, were recognized. I had read that day of his arrival in New York. With him were two women. My breath came hard and I clutched the iron frame of the seat in front of me so violently that its ...
— Lady Larkspur • Meredith Nicholson

... acknowledge, with very sincere feelings, the assistance I have received from Mr. Arrowsmith, in the construction of my Map, to whose anxious desire to ensure correctness and professional talent I ...
— Expedition into Central Australia • Charles Sturt



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