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jolley¹

noun jolleys

  1. One who jigs.
  2. 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.

Similar: jigger

verb jolleys · jolleying · jolleyed

  1. To use a jolley.

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Jolley²

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Iowa.

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@misc{jolley_2026,
  title = {jolley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jolley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}