mandrel noun. ['mandr(ǝ)l] Also mandril [-drɪl]. E16.
[Origin unkn.]
1. A miner's pick. E16.

2. A shaft or spindle to which work is secured while being turned in a lathe; a cylindrical rod round which metal or other material is forged or shaped. M17.

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