From Old Danish 'lad' (stand/frame)—named for the supporting structure of the turning mechanism.
A machine that holds and rotates a workpiece while a cutting tool shapes it, used in woodworking and metalworking.
From Old Danish 'lad' (structure, frame) or Middle Danish 'lad' (a stand, a frame). Originally referred to the frame or stand that supported the turning mechanism. The Old Norse cognate 'hlað' meant a pile or stack. Key roots: *hlaþ- (Proto-Germanic: "to pile, to load, a structure").