ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shafting

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Shafting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of shaft.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of shaft.

More Meanings

  1. Shafts collectively.
  2. (engineering) A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
  3. (slang) The act of deceiving or harming a person.

Example Sentences

Numerous excursions into the field proved to the author that stone axes were unsuitable for gathering shaftings of the proper diameter for arrows. Chopping resulted in long tapering ends […]

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spear, lance, barb, screw, pecker, tool.

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