Shafting

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Shafts collectively. countable, uncountable

    "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 […]"

  2. 2
    A system of connected shafts for communicating motion. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The act of deceiving or harming a person. countable, slang, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of shaft form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"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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