diestock

die·stock

[dahy-stok]
noun
a frame for holding a number of standard threaded dies for cutting screw threads.

Origin:
1860–65; die2 + stock

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diestock (ˈdaɪˌstɒk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the device holding the dies used to cut an external screw thread

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