sagger
/ˈsæɡər/
noun
- A person or thing that sags, droops, or sinks downward.
- He was known as a sagger in the office, always slumping in his chair by the end of the day.
- The old mattress was a real sagger, with a deep dip in the middle.
- After the heavy rain, the fence became a sagger, leaning toward the ground.
- A type of clay box or container used in kilns to protect pottery during firing.
- The museum displayed an ancient sagger used by Chinese ceramic artists.
- Each sagger was carefully stacked in the kiln before the firing began.
- The potter placed the delicate vase inside a sagger to shield it from the flames.
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