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Webster 1913 Edition


Tailpin

Tail′pin′

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Noun.
(Mach.)
The center in the spindle of a turning lathe.

Definition 2024


tailpin

tailpin

English

Noun

tailpin (plural tailpins)

  1. The centre in the spindle of a turning lathe.
  2. The endpin of a musical instrument.