slide rest

noun

An apparatus adapted to a turning lathe for carrying the cutting tool.

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Meanings

nounslide rest (plural slide rests)

plural slide rests

  1. An apparatus adapted to a turning lathe for carrying the cutting tool.
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APA

slide rest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide%20rest

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“slide rest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide%20rest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slide rest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide%20rest.

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