Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tailstock

1 sense of tailstock

Sense 1
tailstock -- (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)
       => support -- (any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf")