: a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Functional artist Andrew Jacobs was enticed by the wooden sphere by chance: The lathe was the most versatile and cost-saving tool when first building out his shop.
—Sophie Collé, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Creech was the fourth person to survive a lathe execution in just the last few years.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Functional artist Andrew Jacobs was enticed by the wooden sphere by chance: The lathe was the most versatile and cost-saving tool when first building out his shop.
—Sophie Collé, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
Planes will still fly, lathes with still turn, corn will get harvested.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Lathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lathe. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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