Headstock

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Headstock \Head"stock`\ (-st[o^]k`), n. (Mach.)
     A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for
     supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine;
     as:
     (a) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and
         its attachments; -- also called {poppet head}, the


         opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock.
     (b) The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter,
         etc.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  headstock
       n : 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)