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lathe

[leyth] / leɪð /


NOUN
turret
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Karen’s Bernina sewing machine was struggling, so I disassembled the motor and turned down the commutator on the lathe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

To do the work, the team used a large lathe to spin a detached brake rotor and caliper.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

Autumn, who has been working on a machine that resembles a large lathe — a ringer, which generates telephone rings — passes De Jaen and the rectifier.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

When her River Rock lamp, an elegant piece composed of two stacked wooden ovals turned on a lathe, was chosen as a finalist at last year’s Etsy Design Awards, her profile got another boost.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023

Just as John-go-in-the-Wynd had said, it was harder to turn the keys on the lathe so they would fit exactly.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli




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