headstock

head·stock

H0103800 (hĕd′stŏk′)n.1. A nonmoving part of a machine or power tool that supports a revolving part, such as the spindle of a lathe.2. The part of a stringed instrument adjoined to the end of the neck, where the strings are wound. Also called tuning head.

headstock

(ˈhɛdˌstɒk) n1. (General Engineering) the part of a machine that supports and transmits the drive to the chuck. Compare tailstock2. (Music, other) the wooden or metal block on which a church bell is hung

head•stock

(ˈhɛdˌstɒk)

n. the part of a machine containing or directly supporting the moving or working parts, as the assembly supporting and driving the live spindle in a lathe. [1725–35]

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Noun

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headstock - 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)support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"