Definition of Millwright

1. Noun. A workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery.

Generic synonyms: Wright

Definition of Millwright

1. n. A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery.

Definition of Millwright

1. Noun. a person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Millwright

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Millwright

millruns
mills around
mills of the gods grind slowly
millstone
millstones
millstream
millstreams
milltail
milltails
millwheel
millwheels
millwork
millworker
millworkers
millworks
millwright (current term)
millwrights
milnacipran
milneb
milnebs
milo
milo maize
milometer
milonga
milongas
milor
milord
milords
milors
milos

Literary usage of Millwright

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Work of the Railway Carman by Edmond K. Hogan, Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America (1921)
"The carman millwright hangs shafting, applies and keeps in repair the ... New machines from time to time are installed and the millwright lays out and ..."

2. Engineering Estimates, Costs and Accounts by Alfred John Liversedge (1896)
"millwright WORK, continued.—GENERAL CONTRACTS. WE have now reviewed and illustrated by examples, in sufficient detail, all those large classes of ..."

3. Engineering Estimates, Costs and Accounts by Alfred John Liversedge (1896)
"millwright WORK, continued.—GENERAL CONTRACTS. WE have now reviewed and illustrated by examples, in sufficient detail, all those large classes of ..."

4. History of the Settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario): With Special Reference by William Canniff (1869)
"CONTEXTS—Kingston Mills—Action of Government—The millwright—Situation of the first Mill—Why Selected—The Machinery—Put up by Loyalists—No Toll—Only Mill for ..."

5. Counsel for Emigrants, and Interesting Information from Numerous Sources by John Mathison (1838)
"(Extracts of a Letter from a millwright who left Turriff in the Spring of 1834, to a Gentleman there.) HAMILTON, 1st October, 1834. The steam-boat fare from ..."

6. Lives of the Engineers: With an Account of Their Principal Works; Comprising by Samuel Smiles (1862)
"... AS MASTER WHEELWRIGHT AND millwright. BRINDLEY had now been nine years at his trade, seven as apprentice and two as journeyman; and he began business as ..."

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