Words Like HEADSTOCK
We have put together a list of words that are similar to HEADSTOCK.
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10 definitions of headstock
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In machinery: The framing used to support the gudgeons of a wheel.
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In a lathe, the frame which supports the live spindle, to which the work is chucked or dogged, as distinguished from the tail-stock, which supports the dead spindle; the live head.
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The transverse member which forms the end of the under frame of an American railroad-car.
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The central frame of a spinning-mule, containing the operative mechanism of the machine.
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The wooden cross-beam to which a bell is bolted and which serves as the pivot on which it swings. Also called stock.
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A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
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A beam that supports a bell
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A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck
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The part of a guitar that holds the tensioning screws of the strings
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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)