'Lathe' definitions:

Definition of 'lathe'

From: WordNet
noun
Machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

Definition of 'Lathe'

From: GCIDE
  • Lathe \Lathe\ (l[aum][th]), n. [AS. l[=ae][eth]. Of uncertain origin.] Formerly, a part or division of a county among the Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent. [Written also lath.] --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Lathe'

From: GCIDE
  • Lathe \Lathe\ (l[=a][th]), n. [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G. lade a chest, Icel. hla[eth]a a storehouse, barn; but cf. also Icel. l["o][eth] a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original meaning being, a frame to hold something. If so, the word is from an older form of E. lade to load. See Lade to load.]
  • 1. A granary; a barn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mach.) A machine for turning, that is, for shaping articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool.