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Webster 1913 Edition
Tailstock
Tail′stockˊ
,Noun.
The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The
headstock
supports the live spindle. Definition 2024
tailstock
tailstock
English
Noun
tailstock (plural tailstocks)
- The part of a lathe that holds the object being worked along its rotatory axis