Tool rest. That part of a lathe, or other mechanism, which supports a tool, or holds the tool support.
Torso. The human body as distinguished from the head and limbs.
Transverse. In a crosswise direction; lying across; at right angles to the longitudinal.
Trimmer. A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is left for stairs, chimneys, and the like.
Truss. An assemblage of members of wood or iron, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points with the least possible strain, across the length of any member.
Tusk. In mechanism, a long projecting part, longer than a tenon, and usually applied to the long or projecting part of a tenon.
Universal joint. A joint wherein one member is made to turn with another, although the two turning members are not in a line with each other.
Vocation. Employment; trade; profession; business.
Voissoir. One of the wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed.