loriner
/ˈlɒrɪnə
/(also lorimer)
noun archaic
A maker of small iron objects, especially bits, spurs, stirrups, and mountings for horse’s bridles.If you can find one, I suggest you get a loriner to come and assess you and your pony. These are specialists in bits and they really know what they are doing....
- In England's early history, a bridlemaker was known as a loriner and occupations were often used as family names.
- There aren't any loriners in the City of London nowadays, the centre of the British craft being in Walsall, which is perhaps why the Company no longer has a London headquarters.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French lorenier, from lorain 'harness strap', from Latin lorum 'strap'.