خراط

Meaning

1. turner (maker of boxes, spindles, etc. using a lathe)
2. tumor
3. who puts a false construction on another's speech, liar
4. braggart

Concepts

lather

shavings

storyteller

turner’s trade

Etymology

Occupational noun from the root خ ر ط (ḵ r ṭ) from which خَرَطَ (ḵaraṭa, “to lathe”).