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Arkwright

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname originating as an occupation. countable
  2. 2
    A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Bibb County, Georgia, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename, from the surname:; A town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename, from the surname:; A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A maker of cabinets or chests. obsolete

    "The castle arkwright put in a chequered staircase certainly. It has only one square step, to be steady, yet notwithstumbling are they stalemating backgammoner supstairs by skips and trestles tiltop double corner."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English arkewrytte. By surface analysis, ark + wright.

Etymology 2

From arkwright, an occupational surname for a chest maker.

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