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jiggering [′jig·ə·riŋ]

(engineering)

A mechanization of the ceramic-forming operation consisting of molding the outside of a piece by throwing plastic clay on a plaster of paris mold, placing the mold and clay on a rotating head, and forming the inner surface by forcing a template or jigger knife against the clay; method used in mass-producing dinnerware.

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