| 单词 | kick-wheel |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskick-wheel kick-wheel n. a potter's wheel worked by a foot pedal. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > pottery manufacturing equipment > [noun] > potter's lathe potter's lathe1728 throwing wheel1746 throwing engine1747 lathe1773 jigger1825 jolley?1881 kick-wheel1893 1893 E. A. Barber Pottery & Porcelain U.S. xii. 250 Such wares..were produced in large quantities by negro men and boys, who employed the old-fashioned ‘kick-wheel’ in their manufacture. 1949 K. S. Woods Rural Crafts Eng. v. xvi. 233 A kick-wheel is driven by a horizontal movement of one foot on a treadle. 1968 J. Arnold Shell Bk. Country Crafts 15 With the employment of an improved kick-wheel for ‘throwing’, they were able to make tremendous advances. 1972 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 30 July 5/1 The pottery produced is hand built. However, the group does work with a kick-wheel, as well as an electric-wheel. < as lemmas |
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