lathe
/leɪð/
verb
- To shape or cut a material using a lathe.
- They lathed the brass piece to fit the valve perfectly.
- The artisan lathed the leg of the table from a block of oak.
- She lathed the steel rod into a smooth cylinder.
noun
- A machine that holds a piece of material (such as wood or metal) and spins it while a cutting tool shapes it.
- The carpenter used a lathe to turn the wooden bowl.
- The factory installed a new CNC lathe for precision parts.
- He learned how to operate a metal lathe in his workshop class.