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noun
1.
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cut, shape, or otherwise treat on a lathe.
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lathe1 (leɪð) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a machine for shaping, boring, facing, or cutting a screw thread in metal, wood, etc, in which the workpiece is turned about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to shape, bore, or cut a screw thread in or on (a workpiece) on a lathe |
| [perhaps C15 lath a support, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Danish lad lathe, Old English hlæd heap] | |
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| —n | |
| (Brit) history any of the former administrative divisions of Kent | |
| [Old English læth district] | |
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Word Origin & History
lathe
"machine for turning," 1310, probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Dan. drejelad "turning-lathe," O.N. hlaða "pile of shavings under a lathe," related to hlaða "to load, lade.")
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Example sentences
He started a cutting-tool firm with a borrowed lathe and a loan from a local butcher.
Each pick would appear to have been hand-turned on a tiny lathe, and then cured and tempered.
The carpenter shop features a hand cranked fly-wheel for lathe operation.
When they invented the lathe, tables legs became what they were.
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