the long narrow body of a spear, arrow, lance, or similar weapon, or the weapon itself
the handle of a tool or implement, e.g. a hammer or golf club
a usu cylindrical bar used to support rotating pieces in a machine or to transmit power or motion by rotation
a vertical or inclined opening leading underground to a mine, well, etc
a vertical opening or passage through the floors of a building
a lift shaft
a sharply delineated beam of light shining from an opening
the cylindrical pillar between the capital and the base of a column
in medieval architecture, a cylindrical or polygonal vertical member attached to a wall or flanking an aperture
a pole; specif either of two poles between which a horse is hitched to a vehicle
a scornful, satirical, or pithily critical remark; a barb
the central stem of a feather
the straight middle part of a long bone between the enlarged ends
NAmer, informal to be treated unfairly
NAmer, informal to treat somebody unfairly