Noun: mandril man-drul
- Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
"The machinist used a mandril to shape the cylindrical workpiece";
- spindle, mandrel, arbor [N. Amer, Austral], arbour [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: mandrils
Type of: rotating shaft, shaft
Part of: drive
Encyclopedia: Mandril