LATHE DEFINITIONS - 10 definitions found
lathe n 1: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool lathe elath letha telah athel ethal hatel lathe "machine for turning," 1310, probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Dan. drejelad "turning-lathe," O.N. hla? "pile of shavings under a lathe," related to hla? "to load, lade.") Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) lathe I. noun Etymology: probably from Middle English lath supporting stand Date: 1611 a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool II. transitive verb (lathed; lathing) Date: circa 1903 to cut or shape with a lathe Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary lathe (lathes) A lathe is a machine which is used for shaping wood or metal. N-COUNT Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 83 Moby Thesaurus words for "lathe": T square, alembic, anvil, awl, bale breaker, bar, battering ram, bevel, bevel square, bodkin, bradawl, buffer, caldron, calipers, cant hook, caulking iron, center punch, crowbar, crucible, dibble, dividers, edger, electric sander, electric soldering iron, engine, file, flail, forceps, fork, grapnel, grappling iron, grease gun, grindstone, hawk, hook, jack, jackscrew, jointer, level, machine, melting pot, miter box, mortar, motor, nail file, nail puller, palette knife, peavey, pincers, pinch bar, pitchfork, planer, pliers, puller, punch, punch pliers, puncheon, putty knife, ram, rammer, ramrod, retort, ripping bar, screwdriver, shaper, soldering iron, spatula, square, stapler, tackle, tamp, tamper, tamping pick, tap, test tube, tire iron, tire tool, tongs, transducer, transformer, tweezers, vise, wrecking bar |
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