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wood turning

noun

  1. the forming of wood articles upon a lathe.


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Other Words From

  • wood-turning adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wood turning1

First recorded in 1875–80

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Example Sentences

The following trades are taught: domestic science and domestic art, carpentry, wood-turning, machinery and blacksmithing.

Turn up a disc of soft wood on the lathe, and run it at the highest wood-turning speed.

In the second place it is a textbook on the science and art of wood-turning illustrated by fifty pen sketches.

(e) Group the wood turning curves under a definite system included under Rules 2a and 2b.

(d) Determine method suited to the project: wood turning, moulding, etc.

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