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Webster 1913 Edition
Mandrel
Man′drel
,Noun.
[F.
mandrin
, prob. through (assumed) LL. mamphurinum
, fr. L. mamphur
a bow drill.] (Mach.)
(a)
A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor.
(b)
The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.
[Written also
manderil
and mandril
.] Mandrel lathe
, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or spinning.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mandrel
MAN'DREL
,Noun.