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machine tool

an automatic or semiautomatic power-driven tool, as an electric lathe, punch press, drill, or planer: machine tools are used in making machines or machine parts

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machine-tool adjective, transitive verb

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noun

A power-driven tool, such as a lathe, used for machining.

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ma·chineˈ-tooledˌ (mə-shēnˈto͞oldˌ) adjective

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