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Added 10 October 2026

mandrel

/ˈmæn.dɹəl/ noun

Latin root: mamphur Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mandrel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts.

Origin

From French mandrin, probably from Vulgar Latin *mamphurinum, from Latin mamphur (“a bow drill”), ultimately from Oscan or Ancient Greek μαννοφόρον (mannophóron, “wearing a collar”), from μανά (maná, “collar”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”); first element cognate with Latin monile (“collar”).

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