Difference between Tailstock and Headstock

What is the difference between Tailstock and Headstock?

Tailstock as a noun is the part of a lathe that holds the object being worked along its rotatory axis while Headstock as a noun is a part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating part

Tailstock

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The part of a lathe that holds the object being worked along its rotatory axis

Headstock

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that supports a rotating partA beam that supports a bellA clamp that restrains a cow by the neckThe part of a guitar that holds the tensioning screws of the strings

We hope you now know whether to use Tailstock or Headstock in your sentence.

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