jolley

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noun

One who jigs.

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jolley1

nounjolley (plural jolleys)

plural jolleys

  1. One who jigs.
  2. potteryA 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
verbjolley (third-person singular simple present jolleys, present participle jolleying, simple past and past participle jolleyed)

present singular third person jolleys · participle present jolleying · participle past jolleyed · past jolleyed

  1. potteryTo use a jolley.

Jolley2

proper noun
  1. A city in Iowa.

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jolley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jolley

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