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jolley en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. One who jigs.
  2. (qualifier:pottery) A concave horizontal lathe used in producing bowls and cups.
    • When she had to leave work because of silicosis at the beginning of this century, the period of female makers at jolleys was over, with some insignificant temporary exceptions. 2005, Gertjan De Groot, Women Workers And Technological Change In Europe In The Nineteenth And twentieth century:

Forms

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jolleys Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

jolleyman

Synonyms

jigger

jolley en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:pottery) To use a jolley.

Forms

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jolleys Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
jolleyed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jolleyed Tense=Past lexicographic
jolleying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

jolleyer

Synonyms

jigger