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Shaft

speaker

Meaning

Noun

●
The
body of a long
, such as an arrow.
●
The long,
,
body of a
,
, or javelin.
●
Anything
or
as a
or javelin.
●
Any long
, such as the
of a
, one of the
between which an
is
to a
, the
of a
with
, an
, etc.
●
In Light:
A
or
of light.
●
The main
of a feather.
●
In Lacrosse:
The long
body of a
stick.
●
A
or
into the
as part of a mine
●
A
a
or
; a
shaft.
●
A
or
; an
duct.
●
In Architecture:
Any
or
,
the body of a
between its
and pedestal.
●
The main
part of the penis.
●
The
of a
furnace.
●
In Meteorology:
A
small area of
that an
can
from the
area.

Verb

●
To
; to cause
to, especially through
or treachery.
●
To
with a shaft.
●
To
; to have
with.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

shaft
English
arrow
sceaft
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym

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