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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.) A
well-like
excavation
in the
earth,
perpendicular
or
nearly
so, made for
reaching
and
raising
ore, for
raising
water,
etc..
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Thill
::
Thill (n.) One of the two long
pieces
of wood,
extending
before
a
vehicle,
between
which a horse is
hitched;
a
shaft..
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..
Scepterellate
::
Scepterellate
(a.)
Having
a
straight
shaft with
whorls
of
spines;
-- said of
certain
sponge
spicules.
See
Illust.
under
Spicule.
Boss
::
Boss (n.) The
enlarged
part of a
shaft,
on which a wheel is
keyed,
or at the end, where it is
coupled
to
another..
Spline
::
Spline
(n.) A
rectangular
piece
fitting
grooves
like key seats in a hub and a
shaft,
so that while the one may slide
endwise
on the
other,
both must
revolve
together;
a
feather;
also,
sometimes,
a
groove
to
receive
such a
rectangular
piece..
Scape
::
Scape (n.) The shaft of a
column.
Feathered
::
Feathered
(a.)
Having
feathers;
-- said of an
arrow,
when the
feathers
are of a
tincture
different
from that of the
shaft..
Collar
::
Collar
(n.) A curb, or a
horizontal
timbering,
around
the mouth of a
shaft..
Journal
::
"Journal
(a.) That
portion
of a
rotating
piece,
as a
shaft,
axle,
spindle,
etc., which turns in a
bearing
or box. See
Illust.
of Axle box..
Bank
::
Bank (n.) The
ground
at the top of a
shaft;
as, ores are
brought
to
bank..
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..
Thiller
::
Thiller
(n.) The horse which goes
between
the
thills,
or
shafts,
and
supports
them; also, the last horse in a team; --
called
also thill
horse..
Staple
::
Staple
(n.) A
shaft,
smaller
and
shorter
than the
principal
one,
joining
different
levels..
Trumpeting
::
Trumpeting
(n.) A
channel
cut
behind
the brick
lining
of a
shaft.
Ruff
::
Ruff (n.) A
collar
on a shaft ot other piece to
prevent
endwise
motion.
See
Illust.
of
Collar.
Shaft
::
Shaft (n.) The body of a
column;
the
cylindrical
pillar
between
the
capital
and base (see
Illust.
of
Column).
Also, the part of a
chimney
above the roof. Also, the spire of a
steeple..
Shaft
::
Shaft (n.) The
slender,
smooth
stem of an
arrow;
hence,
an
arrow..
Pilaster
::
Pilaster
(n.) An
upright
architectural
member
right-angled
in plan,
constructionally
a pier (See Pier, 1 (b)), but
architecturally
corresponding
to a
column,
having
capital,
shaft,
and base to agree with those of the
columns
of the same
order.
In most cases the
projection
from the wall is one third of its
width,
or
less..
Pit
::
Pit (n.) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit.
Winze
::
Winze (n.) A small shaft sunk from one level to
another,
as for the
purpose
of
ventilation..
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