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▸ noun:  (obsolete) The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.
▸ noun:  The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
▸ noun:  (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.
▸ noun:  Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.
▸ noun:  A beam or ray of light.
▸ noun:  The main axis of a feather.
▸ noun:  (lacrosse) The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.
▸ noun:  A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine
▸ noun:  A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.
▸ noun:  A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.
▸ noun:  (architecture) Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.
▸ noun:  The main cylindrical part of the penis.
▸ noun:  The chamber of a blast furnace.
▸ noun:  (meteorology) A relatively small area of precipitation that an onlook can discern from the dry surrounding area.
▸ noun:  (slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
▸ verb:  (transitive, slang) To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To equip with a shaft.
▸ verb:  (transitive, slang) To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.

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