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lathe
(lāt̸h)
noun
a machine for shaping an article of wood, metal, etc. by holding and turning it rapidly against the edge of a cutting or abrading tool
Origin: ME lath, turning lathe, supporting stand, prob. < MDu lade in the same senses (> Dan dreielad, turning lathe): for IE base see lade
See lathe in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A machine for shaping a piece of material, such as wood or metal, by rotating it rapidly along its axis while pressing a fixed cutting or abrading tool against it.
transitive verb lathed lathed, lath·ing, lathes To cut or shape on a lathe.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, a device used by coopers, perhaps a turning lathe
Origin: , probably of Scandinavian origin
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