sagger
[ sag-er ]
/ ˈsæg ər /
noun
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.
verb (used with object)
to place in or on a sagger.
RELATED WORDS
oversize, bag, balloon, belly, bilge, billow, bloat, blob, dilate, distend, enlarge, expand, extrude, jut, massive, overhang, poke, pouch, protrude, protuberate
Nearby words
- sage, russell,
- sagebrush,
- sagely,
- sagenite,
- saggar,
- sagging moment,
- saggy,
- saghalien,
- saginaw,
- saginaw bay
Also sag·gar, seggar.
Origin of sagger
First recorded in 1680–90; perhaps variant of safeguard
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