Quick definitions from WordNet (shaft)
▸ noun: a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
▸ noun: a vertical passage into a mine
▸ noun: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
▸ noun: a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
▸ noun: a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
▸ noun: a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
▸ noun: the main (mid) section of a long bone
▸ noun: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect ("She threw shafts of sarcasm")
▸ noun: the hollow shaft of a feather
▸ noun: a long pointed rod used as a weapon
▸ noun: obscene terms for penis
▸ noun: a column of light (as from a beacon)
▸ verb: equip with a shaft
▸ verb: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
▸ Also see shaft
▸ noun: a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
▸ noun: a vertical passage into a mine
▸ noun: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
▸ noun: a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
▸ noun: a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
▸ noun: a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
▸ noun: the main (mid) section of a long bone
▸ noun: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect ("She threw shafts of sarcasm")
▸ noun: the hollow shaft of a feather
▸ noun: a long pointed rod used as a weapon
▸ noun: obscene terms for penis
▸ noun: a column of light (as from a beacon)
▸ verb: equip with a shaft
▸ verb: defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
▸ Also see shaft