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Riser :: Riser (n.) A shaft excavated from below upward.

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A rod at the end of a heddle.

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow..

Arbalist :: Arbalist (n.) A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc..

Bank :: Bank (n.) The ground at the top of a shaft; as, ores are brought to bank..

Lug :: Lug (n.) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.

Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft..

Countershaft :: Countershaft (n.) An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine..

Lance :: Lance (n.) A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen..

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed.

Vagina :: Vagina (n.) The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise..

Rock Shaft :: Rock shaft () A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker, rocking shaft, and way shaft..

Nib :: Nib (n.) One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon..

Shathmont :: Shathmont (n.) A shaftment.

Bolt :: Bolt (n.) A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a dart..

Drop :: Drop (n.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.

Plumule :: Plumule (n.) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under Feather.

Heugh :: Heugh (n.) A shaft in a coal pit; a hollow in a quarry.

Feathered :: Feathered (a.) Having feathers; -- said of an arrow, when the feathers are of a tincture different from that of the shaft..

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when cylindrical..

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