lathe / le/



•n. a machine for shaping wood or metal by means of a rotating drive
which turns the piece being worked on against changeable cutting tools.


- ORIGIN ME: prob. from Old Dan. lad 'structure, frame', perh. from ON
hlath 'pile, heap', rel. to lade.


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