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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hand-press used to push a mandrel into a metal object for the purpose of holding it in a lathe or other machine-tool: also used to push the mandrel out again when the work is done. It is usually made as an attachment to a lathe and is sometimes a separate machine. Also called an arbor-press.
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