DIESTOCK

diestock

(noun) a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

diestock (plural diestocks)

A component that holds a die that cuts screw threads.

Source: Wiktionary


Die"stock`, n.

Definition: A stock to hold the dies used for cutting screws.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HYPOTHETICAL

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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