Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tailstock"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tailstock \Tail"stock`\, n.
The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the
dead spindle, or adjustable center. The {headstock} supports
the live spindle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tailstock
n : 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
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