diestock
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die·stock
(dī′stŏk′)n.
An apparatus for holding the dies that cut threads on screws, bolts, pipes, or rods.
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diestock
(ˈdaɪˌstɒk)n
(Tools) the device holding the dies used to cut an external screw thread
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die•stock
(ˈdaɪˌstɒk)n.
a frame for holding a number of standard threaded dies for cutting screw threads.
[1860–65]
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| Noun | 1. |  diestock - a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylindersdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
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