| 释义 |
shaft·ment
I. \](t)mənt\ noun
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Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by -ment) of Middle English shaftmond, from Old English sceaftmund, from sceaft shaft + mund hand — more at shaft, manual
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
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: shaft (I) + -ment
: the part of an arrow on which the crest and feathers are placed |