Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that builds and repairs wheels.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person who works at or with a wheel; specifically, a man whose occupation is to make wheels, wheeled carriages, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A man whose occupation is to make or repair wheels and wheeled vehicles, as carts, wagons, and the like.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a person who
builds andrepairs wheels , especiallywooden spoked ones
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels
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Examples
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Now the wheelwright was a choleric man, and one fine afternoon, returning from a short absence, found Tom occupied with one of his pet adzes, the edge of which was fast vanishing under our hero's care.
Tom Brown's Schooldays Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 1971
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The Middle English word (in the sense of "builder") was wright (from the Old English wryhta), which could be used in compound forms such as wheelwright or boatwright. [
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He moved a barn from the other side of the road to a spot next to the kitchen end of the half of the wheelwright shed.
Louisa May Alcott Susan Cheever 2010
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A native North Carolinian from a poor family with no formal education who had scratched out a living in one trade after another innkeeper, blacksmith, wheelwright, ferryman, preacher, farmer, even doctor, longtime state legislator and ardent democrat, Bloodworth represented New Hanover County in the Cape Fear region of the Tidewater.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
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He cut the old wheelwright building in two, hoisted it up on a set of wheels, and moved one-half to the other side of the house.
Louisa May Alcott Susan Cheever 2010
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A mile outside Wavigny, they suffered bad luck in the form of a broken wheel, and Fondard raged at the resulting delay, for even he could not command the immediate services of a wheelwright in the early hours of the morning.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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A mile outside Wavigny, they suffered bad luck in the form of a broken wheel, and Fondard raged at the resulting delay, for even he could not command the immediate services of a wheelwright in the early hours of the morning.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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A mile outside Wavigny, they suffered bad luck in the form of a broken wheel, and Fondard raged at the resulting delay, for even he could not command the immediate services of a wheelwright in the early hours of the morning.
The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010
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Like a Wrist under the wheelwright of a tottering cartel!
The Sea at Sea (or Why is There a Question Instead of Not a Question) 2010
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A native North Carolinian from a poor family with no formal education who had scratched out a living in one trade after another innkeeper, blacksmith, wheelwright, ferryman, preacher, farmer, even doctor, longtime state legislator and ardent democrat, Bloodworth represented New Hanover County in the Cape Fear region of the Tidewater.
Ratification Pauline Maier 2010
chained_bear commented on the word wheelwright
What an awesome word. It gives good mouthfeel.
January 4, 2008
yarb commented on the word wheelwright
I agree, cb. Wheelwrights right wheels. Mmm.
January 4, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word wheelwright
I think they wrought wheels. Either way, mmm...
January 4, 2008
bilby commented on the word wheelwright
It's getting to me. I can't really write about righteously wrought whirly wheels of brightly-righting wheelwrights if I'm royally riled, can I?
January 4, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word wheelwright
No. But you can if you're wroyally wriled.
*groans at own stupid joke*
I know, but someone had to say it.
January 4, 2008
mollusque commented on the word wheelwright
At least you said it wryly.
January 4, 2008
reesetee commented on the word wheelwright
Wright.
January 4, 2008
fbharjo commented on the word wheelwright
see Qwylwryghte
August 18, 2010