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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
lathe    Audio Help   [leyth] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, lathed, lath·ing.
–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.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME: frame, stand, lathe; cf. ON hlath stack (see lade), Dan -lad in væverlad weaver's batten, savelad saw bench]
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lathe, machine tool for holding and turning metal, wood, plastic, or other material against a cutting tool to form a cylindrical product or part. It also drills, bores, polishes, grinds, makes threads, and performs other operations. Its principal parts are the headstock (attached to the bed or base of the machine), which holds one end of the material in a rotating spur; the tailstock, which holds the other end, moves along the bed, and can be clamped in position at any point; the cutting tool; and the power feed, comprising the drive and its motive parts. 
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