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    Shaft
    The trunk of a column between the base and capital.
    Found op http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/resources/glossary.html
    
    
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    Shaft
    In architecture, the shaft is the part of a column between the capital and the base. It may be monolithic, or constructed out of several cylindrical elements called drums.
    Found op http://www.virtualani.org/glossary/index.htm
    
    
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    Shaft
    Shaft noun [ Middle English shaft , schaft , Anglo-Saxon sceaft ; akin to Dutch schacht , Old High German scaft , German schaft , Dan. & Swedish skaft handle, haft, Icelandic skapt , and probabl...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/80
    
    
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    shaft
    1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow. 'His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft, That lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft.' (Chaucer) 'A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele [stale], the feathers, and the head.' (Ascham) ... 2. The long handle of a spear or similar wea...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?shaft
    
    
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    shaft
    noun a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shaft
    
    
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    shaft
    noun a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shaft
    
    
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    shaft
    noun (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shaft
    
    
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    shaft
    noun the hollow spine of a feather
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shaft
    
    
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    shaft
    a vertical passageway in a mine that allows for ventilation and movement between the surface and the different levels of the mine
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
    
    
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    shaft
    (shaft) a long, slender part of any structure. diaphysis. hair shaft the major portion of a hair, designating especially the portion that extends beyond the surface of the skin.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
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    Shaft
    • (n.) The chamber of a blast furnace. • (n.) The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow. • (n.) That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when cylindrical. • (n.) The body of a column; the cylindric...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/shaft/
    
    
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    shaft
    (from the article `order`) The shaft, which rests upon the base, is a long, narrow, vertical cylinder that in some orders is articulated with fluting (vertical grooves). The ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/73
    
    
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    shaft
    (from the article `tunnels and underground excavations`) horizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature`s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A ... The mining industry has been the primary constructor of shafts, because at many locations these ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/73
    
    

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