TAILSTOCK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Support consisting of the movable part of a lathe that slides along the bed in alignment with the headstock and is locked into position to support the free end of the workpiece

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

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