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名詞

jagging wheel (複数形 jagging wheels)

1. 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.
   • 1967, Franklin W. Dixon, Hardy Boys 47: Mystery of the Whale Tattoo:

     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."