mandrel

or man·dril

[man-druh l]

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noun Machinery.

a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
a spindle on which a circular saw or grinding wheel rotates.
the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe.

Origin of mandrel

1510–20; perhaps akin to French mandrin

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Related Words for mandrel

gudgeon, shaft, pin, support, rod, stem, pole, stalk, pivot, spindle, axis, mandrel, arbor, axle, rachis, baluster

Examples from the Web for mandrel

Historical Examples of mandrel

The next step would be to turn out a bore and fit a mandrel into it.
Practical Mechanics for Boys
J. S. Zerbe
On the inner end of the mandrel put a block (F) of hard wood.
Electricity for Boys
J. S. Zerbe
The discs are made by pouring lead round the screw-nose of the mandrel.
On Laboratory Arts
Richard Threlfall
The disc is, of course, mounted on the mandrel, and the work on the slide-rest.
On Laboratory Arts
Richard Threlfall
Claim—Constructing shells for firearms by forcing the metal into a mould around an internal shell supported on a mandrel.
A Refutation of the Charges Made against the Confederate States of America of Having Authorized the Use of Explosive and Poisoned Musket and Rifle Balls during the Late Civil War of 1861-65
Horace Edwin Hayden

British Dictionary definitions for mandrel

mandrel

mandril

noun

a spindle on which a workpiece is supported during machining operations
a shaft or arbor on which a machining tool is mounted
the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe
British a miner's pick

Word Origin for mandrel

C16: perhaps related to French mandrin lathe

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Word Origin and History for mandrel

"miner's pick," 1510s, of unknown origin; perhaps borrowed from French mandrin, itself of unknown origin. Also applied from 17c. to parts of a lathe or a circular saw.

mandrel in Medicine

mandrel

A shaft on which a working tool is mounted, as in a dental drill.
mandrin