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potter's wheel

noun

Definition of potter's wheel

: a usually horizontal disk revolving on a vertical spindle and carrying the clay being shaped by a potter

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 Each of the individual parts of her sculptures is formed on the potter's wheel of stoneware clay and then is altered and assembled. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Valley Edition," 26 June 2018

First Known Use of potter's wheel

1567, in the meaning defined above

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potter's wheel

noun

English Language Learners Definition of potter's wheel

: a machine with a flat disk on which a potter shapes wet clay into pots as it spins

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