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mandrel definition

man·drel or mandril man′·dril (mandrəl)

noun

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

Etymology: 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

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