lathe
[ leyth ]
/ leɪð /
noun
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
verb (used with object), lathed, lath·ing.
to cut, shape, or otherwise treat on a lathe.
Origin of lathe
1300–50; Middle English: frame, stand, lathe; compare Old Norse
hlath stack (see
lade), Danish
-lad in
væverlad weaver's batten,
savelad saw bench
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British Dictionary definitions for lathe (1 of 2)
lathe
1
/ (leɪð) /
noun
a machine for shaping, boring, facing, or cutting a screw thread in metal, wood, etc, in which the workpiece is turned about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
verb
(tr)
to shape, bore, or cut a screw thread in or on (a workpiece) on a lathe
Word Origin for lathe
perhaps C15
lath a support, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Danish
lad lathe, Old English
hlæd heap
British Dictionary definitions for lathe (2 of 2)
lathe
2
/ (leɪð) /
noun
British history
any of the former administrative divisions of Kent
Word Origin for lathe
Old English
læth district