HEADSTOCK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("headstock" is a kind of...):

support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)

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