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tailstock

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tail=stock

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tailstock has 1 sense

tailstock(n = noun.artifact) - support consisting of 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;

is a kind of

support

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CIDE DICTIONARY

tailstock, n.

The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The headstock supports the live spindle. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tailstock, n. the adjustable part of a lathe holding the fixed spindle.

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