 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lathe
noun: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns
about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lathe \Lathe\ (l[aum][th]), noun [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lathe \Lathe\ (l[=a][th]), noun [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.
3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for
separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --
called also {lay} and {batten}.
{Blanchard lathe}, a lathe for turning irregular forms after
a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.
{Drill lathe}, or {Speed lathe}, a small lathe which, from
its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.
{Engine lathe}, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has
an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring
metals, cutting screws, etc.
{Foot lathe}, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by
the foot.
{Geometric lathe}. See under {Geometric}
{Hand lathe}, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe
without an automatic feed for the tool.
{Slide lathe}, an engine lathe.
{Throw lathe}, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the
cutting tool is held in the other.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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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