In pottery, a jigger is a machine used to shape a clay body into flatware, such as plates, by the differential rotation of a profile tool against a mould. It is closely related to a jolley, which uses the same principle to shape hollowware vessels rather than flat pieces.
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Dictionary.comUsed In: Pottery, Definition entry, Ceramics senseQuote, Used In: Pottery, Definition entry, Ceramics sense
a machine for forming plates or the like in a plaster mold rotating beneath a template
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