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• arkwright
  arkwright

  noun

  a maker of chests, boxes, or coffers.
• Arkwright
  Arkwright

  noun

  Sir Richard, 1732–92, English inventor of the spinning jenny.

arkwright

¹ American  

[ahrk-rahyt] / ˈɑrkˌraɪt /

noun

1. a maker of chests, boxes, or coffers.

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Arkwright ² American  

[ahrk-rahyt] / ˈɑrkˌraɪt /

noun

1. Sir Richard, 1732–92, English inventor of the spinning jenny.

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Arkwright British  

/ ˈɑːkraɪt /

noun

1. Sir Richard. 1732–92, English cotton manufacturer: inventor of the spinning frame (1769) which produced cotton thread strong enough to be used as a warp

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Etymology

Origin of arkwright

ark + wright

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Example Sentences

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Arkwright

Brown partnered with Slater, who was as good as his word, improving on the Arkwright model and turning out yarn that his old master in Derbyshire—to whom Slater sent a sample—labeled excellent.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

The British ambassador, Paul Arkwright, said embassy staff were concerned and are talking to the government.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2018

In the Arkwright and Forest Park communities in Spartanburg, South Carolina, residents were living near contaminated industrial sites and a landfill — and dying of respiratory illnesses and cancer at extraordinary rates.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2017

Lister Avenue in Doncaster had the most famous corner shop in the country once it became home to the miserly Arkwright, brilliantly played by Ronnie Barker, in Open All Hours.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2014

I told him about the Sunday incident, when Detective Arkwright passed the door of Serjeant Stillingfar, and my momentary fear that he might be looking after Tom.

From The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel by Mrs. Henry Wood

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