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machine tool

–noun
a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.

Origin:
1860–65


ma⋅chine-tooled, adjective
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machine tool  
n.  A power-driven tool, such as a lathe, used for machining.
ma·chine'-tooled' (mə-shēn'tōōld') adj.
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