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mandrel

or man·dril

[man-druh l]
noun Machinery.
  1. a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
  2. a spindle on which a circular saw or grinding wheel rotates.
  3. the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe.

Origin of mandrel

1510–20; perhaps akin to French mandrin
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mandrel

mandril

noun
  1. a spindle on which a workpiece is supported during machining operations
  2. a shaft or arbor on which a machining tool is mounted
  3. the driving spindle in the headstock of a lathe
  4. 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 mandril

mandrel

n.

"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.

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mandril in Medicine

mandrel

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