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jolleys

jolleys is the plural of jolley.

jolleys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jolley.

Meaning of jolley

Noun

jolley (plural jolleys)

  1. One who jigs.
  2. (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

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Questions about jolleys

What is jolleys the plural of?
Jolleys is the plural of jolley.

Words near jolleys in the dictionary

  1. jolleyer
  2. jolleyers
  3. jolleying
  4. jolleyman
  5. jolleymen
  6. jolleys
  7. jollied
  8. jollied along
  9. jollier
  10. jollies
  11. jollies along

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