mandrin
(măn′drĭn)- A stiff wire or stylet inserted into a soft catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.mandrel
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Mandrin was the son of a peasant in Dauphiny who dealt in cattle.
Ten Thousand Wonderful ThingsEdmund Fillingham King
They should not carry off everything from the Mandrin pharmacy!
Home Fires in FranceDorothy Canfield
As he left, he said, "Personally I have not the faintest idea they will penetrate as far as Mandrin—not the faintest!"
Home Fires in FranceDorothy Canfield
Two German soldiers were throwing down hay from the gable end of the Mandrin livery-stable which overlooked the wall.
Home Fires in FranceDorothy Canfield
Mandrin, with those that survived of his little party, were carried prisoners to Valence in Dauphiny.
Ten Thousand Wonderful ThingsEdmund Fillingham King