lathe-chuck

(laru’chuk), n. A device screwed to the mandrel of a lathe and grasping the object to be turned, bored, ground, polished, or the like. H. H. Knight. lathe-cords (atH’- kérdz),. pl. Cords used to turn lathes. They are made of the intestines of horses, cleaned and prepared by the separation of the mucous membrane.