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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of lathe in which the rotary motion of the mandrel may be combined with a radial movement of the tool-rest, the result being a movement of eccentric character.
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bilby commented on the word rose-engine
Those eccentric characters hide in all sorts of places.
May 27, 2022