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Where does “mandrin” come from?

mandrin (English) comes from French mandrin, from Latin mamphurinum, from Latin mamphur — bow drill.

mandrin (English): A metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible...

Definitions

  1. A metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible...

Ancestry of “mandrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmandrin{{m|en|mandrel}}
2Latinmamphurinum—
3Latinmamphurbow drill
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