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shaft

A shaft is a long, narrow handle or a long narrow part of something, a sudden bolt of light or a sudden flash of some feeling. (noun)

  1. The long narrow handle of a golf club is an example of a shaft.
  2. A long narrow mine shaft or a vertical elevator shaft are both examples of a shaft.
  3. A sudden bolt of lightening is an example of a shaft of lightening.
  4. A sudden flash of happiness is an example of a shaft of happiness.

To shaft is to treat someone harshly or unfairly. (verb)

When you stiff someone on pay you owe him, this is an example of a time when you shaft him.

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