Baboon vs Mandrel - What's the difference?
baboon | mandrel |
An Old World monkey of the genus Papio , having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
* 1971 : Philip José Farmer, Down in the Black Gang: and others; a story collection ,
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An object used as an aid for shaping a material, e.g. bending a pipe without creasing or kinking it.
A tool or component of a tool that grips]] or [[clamp, clamps something, such as a workpiece to be machined, a machining tool or a part while it is moved.
* 1920 , Lester Gray French, Machinery , Volume 26,
* 1961 , Robert Sprenkle, David Ledet, The Art of Oboe Playing ,
As nouns the difference between baboon and mandrel
is that baboon is an old world monkey of the genus papio , having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks while mandrel is an object used as an aid for shaping a material, eg bending a pipe without creasing or kinking it.baboon
English
(wikipedia baboon)Alternative forms
* babian, babion * ** babewyne ** baboyne * ** babewen ** babewin ** babewyn ** babwen ** babwyn ** baubyn * ** baboon ** baboone ** babound ** baboune ** baboyn ** babwyne * ** baboon ** baboone ** baboune * ** baboonNoun
(en noun)page 79(Nelson Doubleday)
- Mix swallowed the comment he wanted to make, that the council hall stank like a congress of baboons . But he was in no position to insult his host, nor should he. The man was only expressing the attitude of his time.
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Usage notes
The collective noun for baboons is troop .Derived terms
* baboonery * baboonishSee also
* chacma * drill * mandrill *References
mandrel
English
Noun
(en noun)page 491,
- This socket forms the starting point of the piercing operation, enabling the mandrel to center itself on the work.
page 46,
- When inserted into the staple, the outside of the mandrel should fit the inside of the staple exactly.