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POTTER'S WHEEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does potter's wheel mean? 

POTTER'S WHEEL (noun)
  The noun POTTER'S WHEEL has 1 sense:

1. a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potterplay

  Familiarity information: POTTER'S WHEEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


POTTER'S WHEEL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around 6500 BC

Hypernyms ("potter's wheel" is a kind of...):

wheel (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))


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