wheelwright
Origin of wheelwright
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John, 1592?–1679, English clergyman in America.
John Brooks, 1897–1940, U.S. poet.
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How to use wheelwright in a sentence
In Cuba’s capital, the former wheelwright “saw the small embankment on the bay there, where the people sat under the palms, enjoying the breezes.”
The wheelwright fells trees "with the gleaming iron," iron being a synonym for axe and for knife.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangAt the supper table he was given the seat of honor, Mrs. wheelwright being on his right and Stella on his left.
A California Girl | Edward EldridgeAlmost covered by the wood stores of a wheelwright is a doorway with carved spandrils, and a label ending in sculptured heads.
Dolly Winthrop, the wife of the jolly wheelwright who makes one of the company at the "Rainbow," is no less admirable.
George Eliot | Mathilde Blind
There was a shoemaker—two of them—a tailor or two, a blacksmith, a wheelwright.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) | Robert G. Ingersoll
British Dictionary definitions for wheelwright
/ (ˈwiːlˌraɪt) /
a person who makes or mends wheels as a trade
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