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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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LATHE, n.
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.
[Written also lath.] Brande *** C. A granary; a
barn.
[Obs.] Chaucer. 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.
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.
Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like. -- Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe. -- Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring metals, cutting screws, etc. -- Foot lathe, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by the foot. -- Geometric lathe. See under Geometric -- Hand lathe, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe without an automatic feed for the tool. -- Slide lathe, an engine lathe. -- Throw lathe, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the cutting tool is held in the other. | ||||||||