Definitions
A machine that shapes material by rotating it against a cutting tool.
Word origin
From Middle English lathen, from Old English laþian (“to invite, summon, call upon, ask”), from Proto-West Germanic *laþōn, from Proto-Germanic *laþōną (“to invite”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēy- (“to want, desire”). Cognate with German laden (“to invite”), Icelandic laða (“to attract”).
Used in a sentence
“He shaped the bedpost by turning it on a lathe.”
“The accidental amputation was due to the guard not being on the lathe.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Turning machine”5 letters
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