toolholder

noun

tool·hold·er | \ ˈtül-ˌhōl-dər

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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

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tool engineering

too little, too late

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The first known use of toolholder was in 1846

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