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lathe |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lathe \Lathe\, n. [AS. l[=ae][eth]. Of uncertain origin.] Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent. [Written also {lath}.] --Brande & C. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lathe \Lathe\, n. [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G. lade a chest, Icel. hla[eth]a a storehouse, barn; but cf also Icel. l["o][eth] a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original meaning being a frame to hold something If so the word is from an older form of E. lade to load. See {Lade} to load.] 1. A granary; a barn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. (Mach.) A machine for turning, that is for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lathe n : a machine for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
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