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plowwright

plowwright

9.9
A person who makes and repairs plows for farmers
  • noun
  • /ˈplaʊraɪt/
  • Archaic
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  • He apprenticed with a plowwright to learn the trade of making plows.

Examples

  • In the past, every rural town relied on a skilled plowwright to maintain their equipment.

  • The village plowwright was renowned for his expertly crafted farming tools.

  • The plowwright crafted a beautiful wooden plow.

  • Many plowwrights are skilled in traditional methods.

  • In the past, every rural town relied on a skilled plowwright to maintain their equipment.

  • The village plowwright was renowned for his expertly crafted farming tools.

  • He apprenticed with a plowwright to learn the trade of making plows.

Synonyms

wright
vsplowwright
170 9.1

A person who makes and fixes things like ships or wheels

is limited to one specific farm tool and remains a traditional craft

Surface Forms

plowwright singular
plowwrights plural

Morphology

plowwright = plow + wright (transparent) = plow + wright

Clear compound of 'plow' + 'wright' meaning 'maker of plows'; the meaning follows the regular English compound pattern.

Etymology

Plowwright is made of plow and wright, and wright is an old word for a 'maker' found in words like wheelwright and shipwright, so a plowwright is someone who makes and repairs plows.