Associations to the word «Headstock»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
HEADSTOCK, noun. (mining) A headframe.
HEADSTOCK, noun. A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part
HEADSTOCK, noun. A beam that supports a bell.
HEADSTOCK, noun. A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck.
HEADSTOCK, noun. The part of a guitar that holds the tensioning screws of the strings.
Dictionary definition
HEADSTOCK, noun. 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).
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.