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Webster 1913 Edition
Headstock
Head′stockˊ
(-stŏkˊ)
, Noun.
(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.