headstock: Meaning and Definition of

head•stock

Pronunciation: (hed'stok"), [key]
— n.
  1. the part of a machine containing or directly supporting the moving or working parts, as the assembly supporting and driving the live spindle in a lathe. See illus. under
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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