shafting

[ shaf-ting, shahf- ]

/ ˈʃæf tɪŋ, ˈʃɑf- /

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noun

a number of shafts.

Machinery. a system of shafts, as the overhead shafts formerly used for driving the machinery of a mill.

steel bar stock used for shafts.

Architecture. a system of shafts, as those around a pier or in the reveals of an archway.

Slang. an instance of unique or unfair treatment: The owners gave him a real shafting on the deal.

Origin of shafting

First recorded in 1815–25; shaft + -ing¹

Words nearby shafting

Shaftesbury, shaft feather, shaft grave, shaft horsepower, shaft house, shafting, shag, shaganappi, shagbark, shaggable, shagged

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Example sentences from the Web for shafting

The government has been shafting veterans since the Civil War and the modern VA does well at upholding that tradition.
The Military Teaches Soldiers Strength; the VA Teaches Veterans to Beg|Chris Miller|August 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I twisted the shafting one way and the tube the other as far as I could, and pinned them together.
Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin
Twenty or more shearers will be lined up in one of these sheds, each man operating a clipping machine connected with the shafting.
Textiles|William H. Dooley
Long sheds are erected and shafting extends down both sides of the shearing place.
Textiles|William H. Dooley

This makes the belt bite, or grip well, and brings the machine up to its maximum speed with the shafting.
Life in a Railway Factory|Alfred Williams
These reels may be arranged so as to be operated from shafting by mechanical power, or by the hand of the attendants.
The Story of the Cotton Plant|Frederick Wilkinson

British Dictionary definitions for shafting

shafting

/ (ˈʃɑːftɪŋ) /

noun

an assembly of rotating shafts for transmitting power

the stock from which shafts are made

architect a set of shafts

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单词	shafting
释义	shafting [ shaf-ting, shahf- ] / ˈʃæf tɪŋ, ˈʃɑf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shafting ON THESAURUS.COM noun a number of shafts. Machinery. a system of shafts, as the overhead shafts formerly used for driving the machinery of a mill. steel bar stock used for shafts. Architecture. a system of shafts, as those around a pier or in the reveals of an archway. Slang. an instance of unique or unfair treatment: The owners gave him a real shafting on the deal. Origin of shafting First recorded in 1815–25; shaft + -ing¹ Words nearby shafting Shaftesbury, shaft feather, shaft grave, shaft horsepower, shaft house, shafting, shag, shaganappi, shagbark, shaggable, shagged Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shafting The government has been shafting veterans since the Civil War and the modern VA does well at upholding that tradition. The Military Teaches Soldiers Strength; the VA Teaches Veterans to Beg\|Chris Miller\|August 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I twisted the shafting one way and the tube the other as far as I could, and pinned them together. Edison, His Life and Inventions\|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin Twenty or more shearers will be lined up in one of these sheds, each man operating a clipping machine connected with the shafting. Textiles\|William H. Dooley Long sheds are erected and shafting extends down both sides of the shearing place. Textiles\|William H. Dooley This makes the belt bite, or grip well, and brings the machine up to its maximum speed with the shafting. Life in a Railway Factory\|Alfred Williams These reels may be arranged so as to be operated from shafting by mechanical power, or by the hand of the attendants. The Story of the Cotton Plant\|Frederick Wilkinson British Dictionary definitions for shafting shafting / (ˈʃɑːftɪŋ) / noun an assembly of rotating shafts for transmitting power the stock from which shafts are made architect a set of shafts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shafting fool, lie, misinform, entice, cheat, hoodwink, dupe, betray, deceive, tempt, misrepresent, fudge, defraud, delude, misguide, extort, fleece, bilk, gouge, overcharge
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shafting

noun

Origin of shafting

Words nearby shafting

Example sentences from the Web for shafting

British Dictionary definitions for shafting

noun

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