Added 10 October 2026 tailstock noun Categories: ThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about tailstock at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The part of a lathe that supports the object being worked along its rotatory axis. Origin From tail + stock. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: handwheelspindlestocktoolstocktailpintool-restheadstockbackresttoolrest Back to today's word