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treewright en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English *tre-wrighte, from Old English trēowwyrhta (“wood-worker, carpenter”), equivalent to tree + wright.

Meanings

1. (archaic, historical, literary, rare) A worker of wood, carpenter, joiner.
   • Tarkyn hesitated, the cultural violation of taking outsiders uninvited among treewrights warring with his wish to make use of these shamans' skills. 2022, Jennifer Ealey, The Dark Amulet Collection:
   • The work of the treewright or structural woodworker differed from that of the later medieval carpenter, in the reliance on building by eye, the controlled splitting of timber (rather that sawing), and reliance on unmeasured joints. 2020, Alan Lane, Mark Redknap, Llangorse Crannog:

Forms

Relateds

timberwright

Synonyms

woodwright