toolholder

noun tool·hold·er \-ˌhōl-dər\

Definition of TOOLHOLDER

: a short steel bar having a shank at one end by which it is clamped to a machine and a clamp at the other end to hold small interchangeable cutting bits

First Known Use of TOOLHOLDER

1846

Rhymes with TOOLHOLDER

beholder, bondholder, cardholder, freeholder, gasholder, hand-holder, householder, jobholder, landholder, leaseholder, penholder, pewholder, placeholder, pot holder, shareholder, slaveholder, stadtholder, stakeholder, stallholder, stockholder, upholder, withholder

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