headstock

headstock has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• n.. A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine
• n.. 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.
• n.. The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc.
• 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)