headstock : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: headstock	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for headstock
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Headstock \Head"stock`\, 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.