lathe

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lathe / lā[voicedth]/ • n. a machine for shaping wood, metal, or other material by means of a rotating drive that turns the piece being worked on against changeable cutting tools.• v. [tr.] shape with a lathe.

lathe

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lathe2 supporting structure, stand XV; machine for turning wood, etc. XVII. Varies XVII with †lare; the two forms may repr. parallel adoptions of ODa. lad stand, supporting framework, perh. a special use of lad pile, heap :- ON. hlað, rel. to hlaða LADE.

lathe

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lathe1 administrative district of Keht. XII. irreg. repr. OE. lǣð, corr. to ON. láð landed possession, land, rel. to *lǣð- in Goth. unlēds ‘unlanded’. poor, OE. unlǣd(e) wretched.

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