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Trepan :: Trepan (n.) A kind of broad chisel for sinking shafts.

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.

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

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air shaft.

Stemson :: Stemple (n.) A crossbar of wood in a shaft, serving as a step..

Wire-tailed :: Wire-tailed (a.) Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long, slender, pointed shaft, without a web or barbules..

Feather :: Feather (n.) One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.

Shaftment :: Shaftment (n.) A measure of about six inches.

Heelpost :: Heelpost (n.) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.

Draglink :: Draglink (n.) A link connecting the cranks of two shafts.

Prickshaft :: Prickshaft (n.) An arrow.

Drum :: Drum (n.) One of the cylindrical, or nearly cylindrical, blocks, of which the shaft of a column is composed; also, a vertical wall, whether circular or polygonal in plan, carrying a cupola or dome..

Butt Shaft :: Butt shaft () An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow..

Station :: Station (n.) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accomodation of a pump, tank, etc..

Tongs :: Tongs (n. pl.) An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; -- often called a pair of tongs..

Boultin :: Boultin (n.) One of the shafts of a clustered column.

Backband :: Backband (n.) The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage.

Use :: Use (v. t.) A stab of iron welded to the side of a forging, as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging..

Flight :: Flight (n.) A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft..

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The chamber of a blast furnace.

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