wheelmaking

W4H4E1E1L1M3A1K5I1N1G2

noun

The trade of a wheelmaker.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounwheelmaking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe trade of a wheelmaker.

    Synonyms: wheelwrighting

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe trade of a wheelmaker.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  4. Old Englishhwēol
  5. Middle Englishwhel
  6. Englishwheel
  7. Old Englishmacung
  8. Middle Englishmaking
  9. Englishmaking
  10. Englishwheelmaking

From wheel + making.

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Cite this entry
APA

wheelmaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelmaking

MLA

“wheelmaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelmaking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheelmaking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelmaking.

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