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arkwright¹

Where it comes from

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

noun arkwrights

  1. obsolete A maker of cabinets or chests. 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.

Arkwright²

Where it comes from

From arkwright, an occupational surname for a chest maker.

proper noun Arkwrights

  1. countable An English surname originating as an occupation.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Bibb County, Georgia, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.

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@misc{arkwright_2026,
  title = {arkwright},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arkwright},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}