"treewright" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: treewrights [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *tre-wrighte, from Old English trēowwyrhta (“wood-worker, carpenter”), equivalent to tree + wright. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*tre-wrighte}} Middle English *tre-wrighte, {{inh|en|ang|trēowwyrhta|t=wood-worker, carpenter}} Old English trēowwyrhta (“wood-worker, carpenter”), {{com|en|tree|wright}} tree + wright Head templates: {{en-noun}} treewright (plural treewrights)
  1. (rare, historical, archaic or literary) A worker of wood, carpenter, joiner. Tags: archaic, historical, literary, rare Categories (topical): Occupations, Woodworking Synonyms: woodwright Related terms: timberwright
    Sense id: en-treewright-en-noun-rVh~cjsh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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