toolhead


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toolhead

[′tül‚hed]
(mechanical engineering)
The adjustable tool-carrying part of a machine tool.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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