lathe
/leɪð/ noun C2- A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool. · He shaped the bedpost by turning it on a lathe.· The accidental amputation was due to the guard not being on the lathe.
- The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft.
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