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mandrel

The definition of a mandrel is a spindle, rod or shift on a lathe that something can be fixed to while being turned or being shaped.

(noun)

An example of a mandrel is a rod that wood is fixed to while it is being turned.

See mandrel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or mandril

noun

a metal spindle or bar, often tapered, inserted into a lathe center to support work while it is being machined or turned
a metal rod or bar used as a core around which metal, wire, glass, etc. is cast, molded, forged, or shaped

Origin: earlier manderil; prob. < Fr mandrin < Prov mandre, spindle, winch, beam (of a balance) < L mamphur, a bow drill < IE base *menth-, to twirl > ON mọndull, handle of a quern

See mandrel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or man·dril

noun

A spindle or an axle used to secure or support material being machined or milled.
A metal rod or bar around which material, such as metal or glass, may be shaped.
A shaft on which a working tool is mounted, as in a dental drill.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly alteration of French mandrin, lathe

Origin: , from Provençal mandre, axle, crank

Origin: , from Old Provençal, beam of a balance

Origin: , from Latin mamphur, bow-drill

Origin: , perhaps from Oscan

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