blunger

American  

[bluhn-jer] / ˈblʌn dʒər /

noun

1. a large container with rotating arms for mechanical mixing of clay with water.

2. a person who blunges.

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blunger British  

/ ˈblʌndʒə /

noun

1. a large vat in which the contents, esp clay and water, are mixed by rotating arms

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Etymology

Origin of blunger

First recorded in 1820–30; blunge + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The blunger crushed the clay, the sifter extracted the iron from it by means of a magnet, the press expelled the water, and the pug-mill expelled the air.

From Anna of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold

It is then thoroughly mixed21 with water in a blunger and passed through a succession of sieves until all foreign matter and impurities are left behind and it is the consistency of cream.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.

The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah