: a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool
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Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
His teacher gave him a lathe for graduation.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Planes will still fly, lathes with still turn, corn will get harvested.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
One lathe in the shop was a relic of the days when an endless belt connected machines to shafts turning overhead.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
His teacher gave him a lathe for graduation.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Verb
To do this, the bat was lathed in more of a bowling-ball type shape, as seen via Kevin Smith’s post showing the difference of the sizing.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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 3 Dec. 2025.
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