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Lathe

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Noun

1. lathe

machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lathe

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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
verb
2. (transitive)
to shape, bore, or cut a screw thread in or on (a workpiece) on a lathe
noun
British history
any of the former administrative divisions of Kent

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Lathe

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noun
1. 
a machine for shaping an article of wood, metal, etc. by holding and turning it rapidly against the edge of a cutting or abrading tool
verb transitiveWord forms: lathed or ˈlathing
2. 
to shape on a lathe

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lathe

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n.
A machine for shaping a piece of material, such as wood or metal, by rotating it rapidly along its axis while pressing a fixed cutting or abrading tool against it.
tr.v. lathed, lath·ing, lathes
To cut or shape on a lathe.

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