wrightingn.
/ˈrʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈraɪdɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈrʌi(x)tɪŋ/, /ˈrʌi(x)tɪn/ Now Scottish and dialect.
The occupation, business, or craft of a wright or carpenter.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun]
tree-workc1275
carpentry1377
wrightinga1500
wrightrya1500
carpenter-work?1553
carpentership1574
wright-work1630
chipping trade1792
carpentering1838
woodcraft1853
woodworking1872
axemanship1893
woodwork1913
a1500 Hist. K. Boccus & Sydracke (?1510) sig. H iij Wryghtyng is also a conyng That myght not be foreborne be my iugyng.
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Whreeting, carpentry.
1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 204 A've been a' simmer at the vrichtan.
1900 ‘O. Agnus’ Jan Oxber iv. 96 I zhall follow my wrighten agen.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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