DoN. Nichols wrote:

You can also put the chuck (with a Morse taper adaptor sleeve)
into the headstock, and put the workpiece between the drill bit and a
drilling pad in the tailstock. There are even drilling pads with a V
groove to help you to drill straight through the side of a cylindrical
workpiece. IIRC, they are called a "drill crotch".

Crotch Center