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sagger

/sag-er/US // ˈsæg ər //

小刀,小刀客,小刀手,小刀兵

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a box or case made of refractory baked clay in which the finer ceramic wares are enclosed and protected while baking.
    • : a hard unlayered clay underlying many coal beds.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to place in or on a sagger.

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Examples

  • The last sagger of each bung is covered with an unbaked one, three inches deep, in place of a round lid.

  • The brisk and long flame which it yields dips into the tunnels, penetrates the kiln, and circulates round the sagger-piles.

  • A cream or buff body is all that is necessary, therefore, and the foundation of this is a clay known as sagger clay.

  • Bats and props are best made of sagger clay to which has been added about one-third of crushed fire-brick.

  • In fact,   there is an entire section in the clay-shop devoted to nothing but sagger making.