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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lathe /leɪð/

▶noun a machine for shaping wood or metal by means of a rotating drive which turns the piece being worked on against changeable cutting tools.

– origin ME: prob. from Old Dan. lad ‘structure, frame’, perh. from ON hlath ‘pile, heap’, rel. to lade.

'lathe' also found in these Oxford entries:

arbor - capstan lathe - chuck - faceplate - mandrel - pole lathe - spin - tailstock - throw - tour - turn - turnery - turning - turret - turret lathe - woodturning

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