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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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(Quhele-wricht,) Quheil(l)-wricht, n. Also: quhell-; qweile-; quhil(l)-, quhyll-; wheil(l)-, wheel(l)-; whil(l)- and -wrycht, -wright, -wreght; vichile-vricht. [Early ME, ME and e.m.E. whelwryht (1281), whelewryghte (c1420), qwylwryght (1534).] A wheelwright.Also attrib. with Imployment n.For an early instance as a surname, see Black Surnames. 1511 Treas. Acc. IV 259.
Item, to the qweile wricht of Melros, at makis the gune quelis in the Castele 1612 Brechin Test. II 224b.
Quheilwricht 1616 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 58.
To James Cokburne quheilwrycht for making a pair of cannoun quheillis Ib. 57.
Quhellwrycht 1618 Ib. 110 (see Nave n.¹⁾. 1626 Ib. 187.
For ane pund of foull butter to the quheillwrichtis 1627 Brechin Test. IV 280.
Quhilwricht 1659 Greyfriars Interments 388.
Vichile vricht 1662 Ib.
Wheelwright 1663 Misc. Bann. C. II 280.
Wheil-wright 1670 Dundee B. Laws 586.
And haill members of the wright craft … as squar wright, wheell wright, glaisen wright [etc.] 1670 in Sinclair Satan's Inv. World Suppl. xiii.
Wheill-wright 1674 Edinb. Test. LXXV 39.
Whill wreghtattrib. 1715 Crail Squaremen 29.
Entred … for the whil wright imploymint … aloued to make lint whils ul whils [etc.]

Also b. lint quhill wright. Cf. Lint n. 4b. — 1659 Dundee B. Laws 586.
Lint quhill wright, … lint quhyll wright