noun
arkwright
noun
1
Historically, a person who made chests or cabinets (an "ark-wright").
"In medieval records, the arkwright was listed alongside carpenters and joiners."
How to Use Arkwright
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old occupational word for a chest-maker; now mostly survives as a surname (e.g. Richard Arkwright, the industrialist).
Word Forms
arkwrights plural, Arkwrights plural
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Etymology
From Middle English arkewrytte, built from ark + wright ("maker").