foot stockn.
/ˈfʊt stɒk/, U.S. /ˈfʊt ˌstɑk/ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making headgear > [noun] > hat-making > equipment > other
foot stock1565
stamper1688
wool-bow1688
bason1728
stall-board1745
satin wire1834
hurdle1837
planking machine1875
1565 Act 8 Eliz. c. 11 §4 Untyll suche tyme as the same Cappe be..half thicked at the least in the Footestocke.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > support or rest > [noun] > for feet
shamblec825
stoola1250
benchc1405
buffet1432
foot cushiona1475
footstool1530
cricket1559
grest1563
foot stock1567
hassock1582
cracket1635
crock1709
tuffet1805
mora1818
footrest1833
toe-board1892
1567 J. Jewel Def. Apol. Churche Eng. 422 Sapores..when he had conquered Valerianus the Romaine Emperoure..vsed him afterwarde moste villanously, as his footestocke.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > rib
wrongc1000
wrangel1355
rib1378
foot stock1598
coast1631
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > rib > collectively
ribbing1592
foot stock1598
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Stamine, the vpright ribs or peeces of timber of the inside of a ship, of some called footestocks, or footesteecks.
1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 31 Ships they had, of which the Keeles, the footstocks also, or upright standards were made of slight timber.
1683 Britanniæ Speculum 46 They had only little Skiffs, the Keels and Footstocks whereof were made of slight Timber.
1701 Law-Lat. Dict. in F. O. Law-French Dict. Timber, any great piece of Timber, the upright piece of timber in the Inner side, which by some are call'd Foot-stocks. [Also in later dictionaries.]
4. The part of a lathe, grinding machine, etc., opposite the headstock, typically featuring a centre for supporting the work and capable of being moved toward or away from the headstock; = tail-stock n. at tail n.1 Compounds 2. Now rare.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > lathe > [noun] > tail-stock
foot stock1855
tail-stock1864
tail-block1881
1855 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. June 376 The drills, in combination with the turning lathe, the one being mortised through the face plate, the other through the foot stock.
1880 Engineer 21 Apr. 104/3 One motion should fasten a foot-stock, and as secure as it is possible to secure it, and a single motion free it so it could be moved from end to end of the bed.
1917 Amer. Machinist 1 Nov. 771/1 The diamond-tool holder carried on the center of the footstock of Norton grinding machines takes its form for such reasons.
1981 K. Moltrecht Machine Shop Practic. (ed. 2) II. xii. 349 The footstock can be clamped in different positions along the length of the table.
5. The sturdy, typically rigid base of an ice or roller skate to which the blade or rollers are attached.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skating > [noun] > skate > parts of
runner1833
heel plate1862
foot stock1874
toe rake1963
1874 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 11 Aug. 201/3 The axle..is hung in a bracket which is fastened underneath, from which the axle projects, carrying the said drivers at either extremity and beyond the foot-stock.
1892 Gentlewoman's Bk. Sports I. 131 My own skates have metal footstocks.
1902 Herald (Eldora, Iowa) 2 Apr. 7/3 There is also a wonderful and complicated instrument with springs between the footstock and the blade, apparently for counteracting the jarring experienced while travelling over rough ice.
2014 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 25 Jan. e9 The footstock was made of beechwood, a screw was driven into the heel of the boot and three small spikes at the front.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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