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tailstock |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tailstock \Tail"stock`\, n. The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The {headstock} supports the live spindle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tailstock n : the movable part of a lathe that slides along the bed in alignment with the headstock and is locked into position to support the free end of the workpiece
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