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Shears :: Shears (n.) The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe..

Lathe :: Lathe (n.) A granary; a barn.

Turn :: Turn (v. i.) To undergo the process of turning on a lathe; as, ivory turns well..

Lather :: Lather (v. i.) To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse..

Soapwort :: Soapwort (n.) A common plant (Saponaria officinalis) of the Pink family; -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also Bouncing Bet..

Automatical :: Automatical (a.) Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse..

Puppet :: Puppet (n.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

Arbor :: Arbor (n.) A mandrel in lathe turning.

Blatherskite :: Blatherskite (n.) A blustering, talkative fellow..

Swing :: Swing (v. t.) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter..

Lathereeve :: Lathereeve (n.) Alt. of Lathreev.

Tailstock :: Tailstock (n.) The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The headstock supports the live spindle..

Dog :: Dog (n.) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool..

Tailpin :: Tailpin (n.) The center in the spindle of a turning lathe.

Comb :: Comb (n.) A tool with teeth, used for chasing screws on work in a lathe; a chaser..

Plathelminthes :: Plathelminthes (n. pl.) Same as Platyelminthes.

Throw :: Throw (n.) A turner's lathe; a throwe.

Treadle :: Treadle (n.) The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the foot..

Lathreeve :: Lathreeve (n.) Formerly, the head officer of a lathe. See 1st Lathe..

Mandrel :: Mandrel (n.) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.

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