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Definition of shaft
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of shaft is as below...
Shaft (n.) The
handle
or helve of
certain
tools,
instruments,
etc., as a
hammer,
a whip, etc..
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Foundershaft
::
Foundershaft
(n.) The first shaft sunk.
Shaft
::
Shaft (n.) The pole, or
tongue,
of a
vehicle;
also, a
thill..
Twist
::
Twist (v. t.) To
distort,
as a solid body, by
turning
one part
relatively
to
another
about an axis
passing
through
both; to
subject
to
torsion;
as, to twist a
shaft..
Scape
::
Scape (n.) The shaft of a
column.
Gudgeon
::
Gudgeon
(n.) The pin of iron
fastened
in the end of a
wooden
shaft or axle, on which it
turns;
formerly,
any
journal,
or
pivot,
or
bearing,
as the
pintle
and eye of a
hinge,
but esp. the end
journal
of a
horizontal..
Boultin
::
Boultin
(n.) One of the
shafts
of a
clustered
column.
Tubbing
::
Tubbing
(n.) A
lining
of
timber
or metal
around
the shaft of a mine;
especially,
a
series
of
cast-iron
cylinders
bolted
together,
used to
enable
those who sink a shaft to
penetrate
quicksand,
water,
etc., with
safety..
Shafted
::
Shafted
(a.)
Furnished
with a
shaft,
or with
shafts;
as, a
shafted
arch..
Hypoptilum
::
Hypoptilum
(n.) An
accessory
plume
arising
from the
posterior
side of the stem of the
contour
feathers
of many
birds;
--
called
also
aftershaft.
See
Illust.
of
Feather.
Guard
::
Guard (v. t.) An
extension
of the deck of a
vessel
beyond
the hull; esp., in
side-wheel
steam
vessels,
the
framework
of
strong
timbers,
which
curves
out on each side
beyond
the
paddle
wheel,
and
protects
it and the shaft
against
collision..
Shathmont
::
Shathmont
(n.) A
shaftment.
Cowl
::
Cowl (n.) A
cowl-shaped
cap,
commonly
turning
with the wind, used to
improve
the draft of a
chimney,
ventilating
shaft,
etc..
Drum
::
Drum (n.) A
cylinder
on a
revolving
shaft,
generally
for the
purpose
of
driving
several
pulleys,
by means of belts or
straps
passing
around
its
periphery;
also, the
barrel
of a
hoisting
machine,
on which the rope or chain is
wound..
Tub
::
Tub (n.) A box or
bucket
in which coal or ore is sent up a
shaft;
-- so
called
by
miners.
Staple
::
Staple
(n.) A
shaft,
smaller
and
shorter
than the
principal
one,
joining
different
levels..
Vireton
::
Vireton
(n.) An arrow or bolt for a
crossbow
having
feathers
or brass
placed
at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in
flying.
Trunk
::
Trunk (n.) That part of a
pilaster
which is
between
the base and the
capital,
corresponding
to the shaft of a
column..
Lancewood
::
Lancewood
(n.) A
tough,
elastic
wood, often used for the
shafts
of gigs,
archery
bows,
fishing
rods, and the like. Also, the tree which
produces
this wood,
Duguetia
Quitarensis
(a
native
of
Guiana
and
Cuba),
and
several
other trees of the same
family
(Anonaseae)..
Shaft
::
Shaft (n.) 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..
Coupling
::
Coupling
(n.) A
device
or
contrivance
which
serves
to
couple
or
connect
adjacent
parts or
objects;
as, a belt
coupling,
which
connects
the ends of a belt; a car
coupling,
which
connects
the cars in a
train;
a shaft
coupling,
which
connects
the ends of
shafts..
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