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Word Meanings - HEADSTOCK - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A part for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine; as: 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. The part

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A part for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine; as: 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. The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc.

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