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Definitions for shaft

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  • The hollow spine of a feather

  • A long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

  • A revolving rod that transmits power or motion

  • A long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel

  • (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

  • A vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)

  • A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

  • The main (mid) section of a long bone

  • Obscene terms for penis

  • A line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

  • An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

  • A column of light (as from a beacon)

  • Defeat someone through trickery or deceit

  • Equip with a shaft

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