jagging wheel
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.05 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A culinary tool for cutting or shaping pie or pastry dough into ornate figures in preparation for cooking (see jagging); it usually is a handle fitted with one or more blades in the form of freely rotating wheels that have zigzag or otherwise sculpted edges. Rustproof materials such as bone or silver are preferred.
Example Sentences
- "He had just put the finishing touch on a piece of scrimshaw which he now presented to Aunt Gertrude. It was an ivory instrument of delicate, symmetrical design. One end had three long tines and the other had a revolving wheel with a toothed rim. "Oh, it's lovely Chet! Thank you so much,” Miss Hardy said. “But what is it?” “It's called a jagging wheel and you use it for ruffling and marking the edges of pies.” “Are you trying to tell me something, young man?” “Only that I hope you use it very often.""