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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.

Definition 2024


headstock

headstock

English

Noun

headstock (plural headstocks)

  1. (mining) A headframe.
  2. A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
    • 1913, DH Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 6
      It was a beautiful day. At Brinsley pit the white steam melted slowly in the sunshine of a soft blue sky; the wheels of the headstocks twinkled high up; the screen, shuffling its coal into the trucks, made a busy noise.
  3. A beam that supports a bell.
  4. A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
  5. The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings.

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