- lathe (n.)[lathe 词源字典]
- "machine for turning," early 14c., of uncertain origin, probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish drejelad "turning-lathe," Old Norse hlaða "pile of shavings under a lathe," related to hlaða "to load, lade;" see lade (v.)).[lathe etymology, lathe origin, 英语词源]