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Lathe



noun
1.
(a machinetool for turning articles of wood, metal, etc) ម៉ាស៊ីនក្រឡឹង
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) ក្រឡឹង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also lay and batten.
1.
A granary, a barn