| Shaft (shaft) |
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| Shaft |
| [OE. shaft,
schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D. schacht, OHG.
scaft, G. schaft, Dan. *** Sw. skaft handle, haft,
Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr.
&?](?)(?)(?), |
The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence,
an arrow.
The long handle of a spear or similar
weapon; hence, the weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft
to be thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
That which resembles in some degree the
stem or handle of an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part,
especially when cylindrical.
A humming bird
(Thaumastura cora) having two of the tail feathers next to the
middle ones very long in the male; -- called also cora humming
bird.
A
well-like excavation in the earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made
for reaching and raising ore, for raising water, etc.
A long passage for the admission or outlet
of air; an air shaft.
The chamber of a blast furnace.
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