A large piece of timber or steel spanning the width of a railway vehicle (Carriage or Wagon), to which the buffers and draw gear are attached Called a Buffer Beam on locomotive
A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock
the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe)
The part of a guitar situated on the end of the neck which houses the machine heads
(head, peghead) At the end of the neck the headstock is where the strings are attached to the tuning machines or pegs