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TAILSTOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tailstock mean?
• TAILSTOCK (noun)
The noun TAILSTOCK has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: TAILSTOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tailstock" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
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