tool post

noun

an upright for holding a lathe tool.

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Origin of tool post

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby tool post

tooele, took, tooke, tool, tool engineering, tool post, tool pusher, tool shed, tool steel, tool subject, tool up
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British Dictionary definitions for tool post

tool post

noun

the rigid holding device which holds the cutting tool on a lathe and some other machine tools
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