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potter's wheel
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potter's wheel
(noun)
potter's wheel
noun
plural
potter's wheels
potter's wheel
noun
plural
potter's wheels
Britannica Dictionary definition of POTTER'S WHEEL
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a machine with a flat disk on which a potter shapes wet clay into pots as it spins
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