Lathe Lathe (l[aum][th]), n. [AS. l[=ae][eth]. Of uncertain
origin.]
Formerly, a part or division of a county among the
Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five
hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent. [Written
also lath.] --Brande & C.
[1913 Webster]
What is the lathe?