資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

   3. 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.