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lathe

[ leyth ]

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)

, lathed, lath·ing.
  1. to cut, shape, or otherwise treat on a lathe.

lathe

1

/ leɪð /

noun

  1. history any of the former administrative divisions of Kent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


lathe

2

/ leɪð /

noun

  1. a machine for shaping, boring, facing, or cutting a screw thread in metal, wood, etc, in which the workpiece is turned about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to shape, bore, or cut a screw thread in or on (a workpiece) on a lathe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lathe1

1300–50; Middle English: frame, stand, lathe; compare Old Norse hlath stack ( lade ), Danish -lad in væverlad weaver's batten, savelad saw bench
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lathe1

Old English læth district

Origin of lathe2

perhaps C15 lath a support, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Danish lad lathe, Old English hlæd heap
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Example Sentences

Creative writing in Room 205 hones my literary skills like a lathe.

On the opposite side of the alley, sparks leap out of a lathe machine as a young man wearing protective goggles sharpens metal.

There was a lathe near the spot where David Arden stood, and shavings and splinters under his feet.

If an emery wheel mounted in a polishing head or lathe is at hand, this can be easily accomplished.

The owner of a wood or metal lathe can easily construct a tool that will turn dowels of any size quickly.

In the absence of a full equipment of lathe dogs the amateur can make them cheaply from pieces of iron pipe.

The sander is easily placed in the lathe centers when needed, and the sandpaper may be replaced at any time.

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