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lathe

US/leɪð/ rare obsolete uk

noun

1.

machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

Origin

From Middle English lathe (“turning-lathe; stand”), from Old Norse hlað (“pile, heap”)-compare dialectal Danish lad (“stand, support frame”) (as in drejelad (“turning-lathe”), savelad (“saw bench”)), dialectal Norwegian la, lad (“pile, small wall”), dialectal Swedish lad (“folding table, lay of a loom”)-from hlaða (“to load”). More at lade.

Phrases

  • Blanchard lathe
  • duplex lathe
  • engine lathe
  • gap lathe
  • geometric lathe
  • gibbed lathe
  • lapidary's lathe
  • wheel lathe

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