Mandrel
Pronunciation : Man"drel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. mandrin, prob. through (assumed) LL. mamphurinum, fr. L. mamphur a bow drill.] (Mach.) (a) A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor. (b) The live spindle of a turning la
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913