n. any of various shafts that rotate or serve as axes for larger rotating parts. [ Written also manderil and mandrel. ]
Syn. -- spindle, mandrel, arbor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. mandrille, Sp. mandril, It. mandrillo; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf. Drill an ape. ] (Zool.) A large West African baboon (Papio sphinx syn. Mandrillus sphinx, formerly Cynocephalus mormon syn. Papio mormon). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red. It is an endangered species. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]