shaftment
1 of 2noun (1)
shaft·ment
|(t)mənt
plural -s
archaic
: the distance from the tip of the extended thumb across the breadth of the palm used as a measure equivalent to about six inches : fistmele
shaftment
2 of 2noun (2)
"
plural -s
: the part of an arrow on which the crest and feathers are placed
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
alteration (probably influenced by -ment) of Middle English shaftmond, from Old English sceaftmund, from sceaft shaft + mund hand
Noun (2)
shaft entry 1 + -ment
- parcelest
- parceling
- parceling (out)
- parceling off
- parceling out
- parceling up
- parcellation
- parcelled
- parcelled off
- parcelled out
- parcelled up
- parceller
- parcellest
- parcelling
- parcelling off
- parcelling out
- parcelling up
- parcels
- parcels (out)
- parcels off
- parcels out
- parcels up
- parcenaries
- parcenary
- parcener