From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mandrel \Man"drel\, noun [F. mandrin, prob. through (assumed) LL. mamphurinum, fr. L. mamphur a bow drill.] (Mach.) (a) A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor. (b) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley. [Written also {manderil} and {mandril}.]
{Mandrel lathe}, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
mandril \mandril\ n. any of various shafts that rotate or serve as axes for larger rotating parts. [Written also {manderil} and {mandrel}.]
Syn: spindle, mandrel, arbor. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts [syn: {spindle}, {mandrel}, {arbor}]
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