Examples of “lathe” in a Sentence

noun A machine that shapes a piece of wood, metal, or other material by spinning it against a cutting tool.

• The accidental amputation was due to the guard not being on the lathe.
• He shaped the bedpost by turning it on a lathe.
• He turned the table leg on a lathe.

verb To shape something using a lathe.

• She lathed a set of matching wooden bowls.