headstock

[ hed-stok ]

/ ˈhɛdˌstɒk /

noun

the part of a machine containing or directly supporting the moving or working parts, as the assembly supporting and driving the live spindle in a lathe.

Nearby words

headspring, headsquare, headstall, headstand, headstay, headstock, headstone, headstream, headstrong, headstrongly, headwaiter

Origin of headstock

First recorded in 1725–35; head + stock

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Examples from the Web for headstock

It consists of a driving head, answering to the headstock of an ordinary lathe.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
This screw is operated by a hand wheel shown in the general view, Fig. 703, beneath the rear bearing of the headstock.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
It runs in bearings which are split and are coned externally, fitting into correspondingly coned holes in the headstock.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
The front bearing of the headstock has two brasses or boxes, a and b, set together by a cap c.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

Figs. 549 and 550 represent a plan and a side view of the headstock and the two slide rests nearest to it.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

British Dictionary definitions for headstock

headstock

/ (ˈhɛdˌstɒk) /

noun

the part of a machine that supports and transmits the drive to the chuckCompare tailstock

the wooden or metal block on which a church bell is hung

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