lorimer

lorimer
/lawr"euh meuhr/, n.
a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
Also, loriner /lawr"euh neuhr/.
[1175-1225; ME < AF; OF lor(e)mier, lorenier, deriv. of lorain harness strap < VL *loramen, for L loramentum strap, equiv. to lor(um) strap, thong + -a- generalized from v. derivatives + -mentum -MENT; see -ER2, -IER2]

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