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COPPERSMITH
coppersmith
(noun) someone who makes articles from copper
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
coppersmith (plural coppersmiths)
A person who forges things out of copper.
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
Synonyms
• (person): redsmith
Hypernyms
• smith, metalsmith
Proper noun
Coppersmith
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Cop"per*smith, n.
Definition: One whose occupation is to manufacture copper utensils; a worker in copper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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