headstock

[hed-stok]

head·stock

[hed-stok]
noun
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.


Origin:
1725–35; head + stock
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Headstock is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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headstock (ˈhɛdˌstɒk)
 
n
1.  Compare tailstock the part of a machine that supports and transmits the drive to the chuck
2.  the wooden or metal block on which a church bell is hung

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