headstock

== English == === Etymology === From head +‎ stock. === Noun === headstock (plural headstocks) (mining) A headframe. A part of a machine (such as a lathe or drill) that contains the primary spindle. A beam that supports a bell. A clamp that restrains a cow by the neck. The part of a lute-type string instrument, such as a guitar, that holds the tuning pegs or tensioning screws of the strings. (rail transport) A transverse structural member at the extreme end of a rail vehicle's underframe, also used on some bogies. ==== Synonyms ==== (rail): buffer beam (lutherie): peghead, pegbox ==== Coordinate terms ==== (lathe part): tailstock ==== Translations ==== === References === “headstock”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.