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shaft noun

  /ʃæft/ , /ʃɑːft/
  • A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator.
 cage
  • The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
 hampe
  • One of the poles between which a draught animal is harnessed to a vehicle.
 brancard
  • The main axis of a feather.
 rachis

shaft verb

  /ʃæft/ , /ʃɑːft/
  • (transitive, slang) To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.
 entuber
elevator shaft
cage d’ascenseur
lift shaft
cage d’ascenseur
shaft cave
gouffre
shaft mining
puits de mine
shaft sinking
puits de mine
cable shaft
chambre de tirage
shaft of femur
corps du fémur
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