jolley
See also: Jolley
English
editNoun
editjolley (plural jolleys)
- One who jigs.
- (pottery) A concave horizontal lathe used in producing bowls and cups.
- 2005, Gertjan De Groot, Women Workers And Technological Change In Europe In The Nineteenth And twentieth century:
- 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.
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editVerb
editjolley (third-person singular simple present jolleys, present participle jolleying, simple past and past participle jolleyed)
- (pottery) To use a jolley.