driving dog

noun

1. (on a lathe) a clamp securing a piece of work and engaging with a slot in a faceplate.

Example Sentences

Organised crime driving dog theft ‘epidemic’

From BBC

What’s driving dog camera sales?

From Washington Post

But on this inaugural day of summer, it’s a superstition that’s driving dog consumption: the meat is believed to bring good luck and health.

From Time

The driving dog, especially for large work of this kind, should be heavy and stiff, because light flexible clamps or dogs vibrate and frequently cause chattering.

From Project Gutenberg

Some machinists, when cutting a double thread, simply remove the work from the lathe and turn it one-half a revolution by placing the tail of the driving dog in the opposite slot of the faceplate.

From Project Gutenberg