Definition of wheelwright in English:
wheelwright
noun ˈwiːlrʌɪtˈ(h)wilˌraɪt
historical A person who makes or repairs wooden wheels.
Example sentencesExamples
- He also commissioned a traditional wheelwright in Lincolnshire to remodel the original carriage wheels.
- Some wheelwrights would get the local blacksmith to make the tyres (entire rim of steel) the blacksmith would then ‘shoe’ the wheels, sometimes in batches of ten or twelve, one after the other.
- The facilities here extend no further than a long defunct green petrol pump outside the former wheelwright and a pair of stocks.
- It was started by the Barrett family and until 1932 it was the home of ironfounders, wheelwrights, millwrights and general engineers.
- Isaac was a wheelwright and wood turner and probably worked with his father in the spinning-wheel shop.
Definition of wheelwright in US English:
wheelwright
nounˈ(h)wilˌraɪtˈ(h)wēlˌrīt
historical A person who makes or repairs wooden wheels.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some wheelwrights would get the local blacksmith to make the tyres (entire rim of steel) the blacksmith would then ‘shoe’ the wheels, sometimes in batches of ten or twelve, one after the other.
- It was started by the Barrett family and until 1932 it was the home of ironfounders, wheelwrights, millwrights and general engineers.
- The facilities here extend no further than a long defunct green petrol pump outside the former wheelwright and a pair of stocks.
- He also commissioned a traditional wheelwright in Lincolnshire to remodel the original carriage wheels.
- Isaac was a wheelwright and wood turner and probably worked with his father in the spinning-wheel shop.