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Headstock

Headstock Meaning & Definition
Headstock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Headstock?

[n] the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe)

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Headstock In Webster's Dictionary

\Head"stock`\, n. (Mach.) A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine; as: (a) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called {poppet head}, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock. (b) The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc.

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