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HEADSTOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does headstock mean?
• HEADSTOCK (noun)
The noun HEADSTOCK has 1 sense:
1. 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)
Familiarity information: HEADSTOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("headstock" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
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