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diestock

[ dahy-stok ]
/ ˈdaɪˌstɒk /
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noun
a frame for holding a number of standard threaded dies for cutting screw threads.
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Origin of diestock

First recorded in 1860–65; die2 + stock

Words nearby diestock

Dies Irae, diesis, dies non, die stamping, diester, diestock, diestrus, diet, dietary, dietary fiber, dietary fibre
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How to use diestock in a sentence

  • If there is no diestock at hand, have a blacksmith, or mechanic, make a thread on both ends of a 3/8-in.

    The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for diestock

diestock
/ (ˈdaɪˌstɒk) /
noun
the device holding the dies used to cut an external screw thread
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