Lathe

·noun A granary; a barn.

II. Lathe ·noun 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.

III. Lathe ·noun 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.

IV. Lathe ·noun 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.