A person who repairs and maintains hedges, often using traditional metalworking tools to create or fix hedge-related equipment.
From Middle English 'hegge' (hedge) combined with 'smith' (a skilled worker in metal), following the pattern of occupational surnames like 'blacksmith' or 'goldsmith.' The term emerged in agricultural communities where hedges were essential landscape features.
This is a real historical occupational title from medieval England—hedges were so important to farming that specialized workers existed just to keep them functional. Today it's a perfect example of how extinct jobs reveal what ancient societies valued.
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