Definition of headstocks Headstocks
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What does headstocks mean?
Wiktionary 
- headstocks (Noun)
Plural of headstock.
Part of speech
🔤- headstocks, noun, plural of headstock.
WordNet
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| headstock - the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe) |
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Wiktionary
- headstock (Noun)
A part of a machine such as a lathe or drill that supports a rotating part. - headstock (Noun)
A structure atop a coal mine, used to sink and lift miners and loads. - headstock (Noun)
A beam that supports a bell. - headstock (Noun)
A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck. - headstock (Noun)
The part of a guitar that holds the tensioning screws of the strings.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- headstock (n.)
A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine - headstock (n.)
The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock. - headstock (n.)
The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc.
Part of speech
🔤- headstock, noun, singular of headstocks.
