headstock

/ˌhɛdˈstɑk/
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Other forms: headstocks

Definitions of headstock
  1. noun
    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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    type of:
    support
    any device that bears the weight of another thing
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