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shafty, a.|ˈʃɑːftɪ, -æ-|
[f. shaft n.2 (sense 9) + -y.]
Of wool: ‘having a close, compact, free, long, and strong staple’ (Webster 1911).
1891Times 3 Oct. 13/1 Good shafty wools, both merinos and cross-breds. 1895Argus (Melbourne) 4 Oct., At the London wool sales yesterday..deep shafty and scoured merinoes sold at 20 per cent. [above previous prices]. 1911A. F. Barker in Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 806/2 A long but fine wool technically termed a long and shafty 60's to 64's quality. |