tailstock

[ teyl-stok ]

/ ˈteɪlˌstɒk /

noun

a movable or sliding support for the dead center of a lathe or grinder.

Nearby words

tailplane, tailrace, tails, tailskid, tailspin, tailstock, tailwater, tailwind, taimyr peninsula, tain, tainan

Origin of tailstock

First recorded in 1860–65; tail¹ + stock

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Examples from the Web for tailstock

After the tailstock center is withdrawn, the emery wheel is adjusted for grinding.
Turning and Boring|Franklin D. Jones
Fig. 497 represents the tailstock (or tailblock as it is sometimes termed), shown in section.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose
The slide can be turned more evenly by using the tailstock center to force it around.
Turning and Boring|Franklin D. Jones
There is, however, as may be seen, a back stand or tailstock of a very solid character.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

The tailstock is set over until the point of b will just touch the bottom of the groove at each end of the work.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose

British Dictionary definitions for tailstock

tailstock

/ (ˈteɪlˌstɒk) /

noun

a casting that slides on the bed of a lathe in alignment with the headstock and is locked in position to support the free end of a workpiece

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