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shaft
(mass) | shaft
- hriadeľ |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,dřík n: Zdeněk Brož |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,hřídel Zdeněk Brož |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,násada n: Zdeněk Brož |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,osa n: [zoo.] stavba ptačího pera Jirka Daněk |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,osten n: [zoo.] stavba ptačího pera Jirka Daněk |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,oštěp n: Zdeněk Brož |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,penis n: Zdeněk Brož |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,stvol n: [zoo.] stavba ptačího pera Jirka Daněk |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,šachta n: jose |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,šoustat v: [slang.] [brit.] Rostislav Svoboda |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,tyč Zdeněk Brož |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,žerď Zdeněk Brož |
Shaft
(gcide) | Shaft \Shaft\, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D.
schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle,
haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????,
a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf.
Scape, Scepter, Shave.]
1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
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His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft,
That lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft. --Chaucer.
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A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele
[stale], the feathers, and the head. --Ascham.
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2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the
weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be
thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
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And the thunder,
Winged with red lightning and impetuous rage,
Perhaps hath spent his shafts. --Milton.
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Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been
attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox.
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3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of
an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when
cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or
stalk of a plant.
(b) (Zool.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See Illust.
of Feather.
(c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill.
(d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
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Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . .
his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his
knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
--Ex. xxv. 31.
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(e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments,
etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.
(f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow.
(g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar
between the capital and base (see Illust. of
Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof.
Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt.
(h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or
columnar monument.
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Bid time and nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to thee. --Emerson.
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(i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle.
(j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one
or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and
intended to carry one or more wheels or other
revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as,
the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of
Countershaft.
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4. (Zool.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of
the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the
male; -- called also cora humming bird.
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5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the
earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and
raising ore, for raising water, etc.
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6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air
shaft.
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7. The chamber of a blast furnace.
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Line shaft (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in
a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by
which machines are driven, commonly by means of
countershafts; -- called also line, or main line.
Shaft alley (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine
room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft.
Shaft furnace (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a
chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the
bottom.
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shaft
(wn) | shaft
n 1: a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
2: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was
`drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig
at me every chance she gets" [syn: shot, shaft, slam,
dig, barb, jibe, gibe]
3: a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or
the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
4: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: beam, {beam of
light}, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, {shaft
of light}, irradiation]
5: the main (mid) section of a long bone [syn: diaphysis,
shaft]
6: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick,
shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz]
7: a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon [syn: spear,
lance, shaft]
8: a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
9: (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a
column [syn: shaft, scape]
10: a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine
or tunnel
11: a revolving rod that transmits power or motion [syn:
rotating shaft, shaft]
12: the hollow spine of a feather [syn: quill, calamus,
shaft]
v 1: equip with a shaft
2: defeat someone through trickery or deceit [syn: cheat,
chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey] |
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shaft
(mass) | shaft
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camshaft
(encz) | camshaft,vačková hřídel n: Mráz Petrcamshaft,vačkový hřídel Zdeněk Brož |
cluster shaft
(encz) | cluster shaft,hnací hřídel n: [tech.] www,cartime.eu |
countershaft
(encz) | countershaft,předlohová hřídel n: [tech.] cartime.eu |
crankshaft
(encz) | crankshaft,kliková hřídel Zdeněk Brož |
drive shaft
(encz) | drive shaft,hnací hřídel web |
driveshaft
(encz) | driveshaft,hnací hřídel n: Mráz Petr |
elevator shaft
(encz) | elevator shaft, n: |
feed shaft
(encz) | feed shaft,rozvodová hřídel n: Mráz Petr |
layshaft
(encz) | layshaft,předlohová hřídel n: [tech.] cartime.eu |
mineshaft
(encz) | mineshaft,těžební jáma n: Nijel |
red-shafted flicker
(encz) | red-shafted flicker, n: |
rotating shaft
(encz) | rotating shaft, n: |
rotor shaft
(encz) | rotor shaft, n: |
shaft
(encz) | shaft,dřík n: Zdeněk Brožshaft,hřídel Zdeněk Brožshaft,násada n: Zdeněk Brožshaft,osa n: [zoo.] stavba ptačího pera Jirka Daněkshaft,osten n: [zoo.] stavba ptačího pera Jirka Daněkshaft,oštěp n: Zdeněk Brožshaft,penis n: Zdeněk Brožshaft,stvol n: [zoo.] stavba ptačího pera Jirka Daněkshaft,šachta n: joseshaft,šoustat v: [slang.] [brit.] Rostislav Svobodashaft,tyč Zdeněk Brožshaft,žerď Zdeněk Brož |
shaft louse
(encz) | shaft louse, n: |
shaft of light
(encz) | shaft of light, n: |
shafts
(encz) | shafts,hřídele n: Zdeněk Brožshafts,šachty n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
transmission shaft
(encz) | transmission shaft, n: |
ventilation shaft
(encz) | ventilation shaft, n: |
yellow-shafted flicker
(encz) | yellow-shafted flicker, n: |
aftershaft
(gcide) | Hypoptilum \Hy*pop"ti*lum\, n.; pl. L. Hypoptila, E.
Hypoptilums. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + ? down.] (Zool.)
An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the
stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also
aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.
[1913 Webster]Aftershaft \Aft"er*shaft`\, n. (Zool.)
The hypoptilum.
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Aftershaft
(gcide) | Hypoptilum \Hy*pop"ti*lum\, n.; pl. L. Hypoptila, E.
Hypoptilums. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + ? down.] (Zool.)
An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the
stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also
aftershaft. See Illust. of Feather.
[1913 Webster]Aftershaft \Aft"er*shaft`\, n. (Zool.)
The hypoptilum.
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aftershafted
(gcide) | aftershafted \aftershafted\ adj.
1. having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some
feathers)
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Air shaft
(gcide) | Air shaft \Air" shaft`\
A passage, usually vertical, for admitting fresh air into a
mine or a tunnel.
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Angle shaft
(gcide) | Angle \An"gle\ ([a^][ng]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle,
corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked,
angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook,
G. angel, and F. anchor.]
1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a
corner; a nook.
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Into the utmost angle of the world. --Spenser.
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To search the tenderest angles of the heart.
--Milton.
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2. (Geom.)
(a) The figure made by. two lines which meet.
(b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines
meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
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3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
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Though but an angle reached him of the stone.
--Dryden.
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4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological
"houses." [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish,
consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a
rod.
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Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.
--Shak.
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A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope.
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Acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than
90[deg].
Adjacent or Contiguous angles, such as have one leg
common to both angles.
Alternate angles. See Alternate.
Angle bar.
(a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of
a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight.
(b) (Mach.) Same as Angle iron.
Angle bead (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle
of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of
a wall.
Angle brace, Angle tie (Carp.), a brace across an
interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse
and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight.
Angle iron (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having
one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or
connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to
which it is riveted.
Angle leaf (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or
less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to
strengthen an angle.
Angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for
ascertaining the dip of strata.
Angle shaft (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a
capital or base, or both.
Curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines.
External angles, angles formed by the sides of any
right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or
lengthened.
Facial angle. See under Facial.
Internal angles, those which are within any right-lined
figure.
Mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved
line.
Oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a
right angle.
Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than
90[deg].
Optic angle. See under Optic.
Rectilineal or Right-lined angle, one formed by two right
lines.
Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another
perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a
quarter circle).
Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or
more plane angles at one point.
Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of
great circles, which mutually cut one another on the
surface of a globe or sphere.
Visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two
straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object
to the center of the eye.
For Angles of commutation, draught, incidence,
reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction,
see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection,
Refraction, etc.
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Banded shaft
(gcide) | Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Banding.]
1. To bind or tie with a band.
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2. To mark with a band.
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3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. "Banded
against his throne." --Milton.
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Banded architrave, Banded pier, Banded shaft, etc.
(Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the
regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections
crossing it at right angles.
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but shaft
(gcide) | Butt shaft \Butt" shaft`\
An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow.
[Also but shaft.] --Shak.
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Butt shaft
(gcide) | Butt shaft \Butt" shaft`\
An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow.
[Also but shaft.] --Shak.
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camshaft
(gcide) | camshaft \camshaft\ n.
a shaft that has cams attached to it, forming part of a
mechanical device.
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Countershaft
(gcide) | Countershaft \Coun"ter*shaft`\ (koun"t?r-sh?ft`), n. (Mach.)
An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a
line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine.
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Crank shaft
(gcide) | Crank \Crank\ (kr[a^][ng]k), n. [OE. cranke; akin to E. cringe,
cringle, crinkle, and to crank, a., the root meaning,
probably, "to turn, twist." See Cringe.]
1. (Mach.) A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm
keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which
motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to
change circular into reciprocating motion, or
reciprocating into circular motion. See Bell crank.
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2. Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.
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So many turning cranks these have, so many crooks.
--Spenser.
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3. A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a
change of the form or meaning of a word.
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Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. --Milton.
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4. A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet;
also, a fit of temper or passion. [Prov. Eng.]
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Violent of temper; subject to sudden cranks.
--Carlyle.
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5. A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or
impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in
respect to a particular matter. [Colloq.]
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6. A sick person; an invalid. [Obs.]
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Thou art a counterfeit crank, a cheater. --Burton.
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Crank axle (Mach.), a driving axle formed with a crank or
cranks, as in some kinds of locomotives.
Crank pin (Mach.), the cylindrical piece which forms the
handle, or to which the connecting rod is attached, at the
end of a crank, or between the arms of a double crank.
Crank shaft, a shaft bent into a crank, or having a crank
fastened to it, by which it drives or is driven.
Crank wheel, a wheel acting as a crank, or having a wrist
to which a connecting rod is attached.
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driveshaft
(gcide) | driveshaft \driveshaft\ n.
a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the
point of application.
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Foundershaft
(gcide) | Foundershaft \Found"er*shaft`\, n. (Mining)
The first shaft sunk. --Raymond.
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Jack shaft
(gcide) | Jack \Jack\ (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?,
Heb. Ya 'aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a
supplanter. Cf. Jacobite, Jockey.]
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1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John.
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You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak.
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2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a
clown; also, a servant; a rustic. "Jack fool." --Chaucer.
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Since every Jack became a gentleman,
There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. --Shak.
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3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also
Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
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4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a
subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient
service, and often supplying the place of a boy or
attendant who was commonly called Jack; as:
(a) A device to pull off boots.
(b) A sawhorse or sawbuck.
(c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke
jack, or kitchen jack.
(b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by
blasting.
(e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers
which push the loops down on the needles.
(f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the
threads; a heck box.
(g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it
leaves the carding machine.
(h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal.
(i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
(k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for
multiplying speed.
(l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent
pipe, to prevent a back draught.
(m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece
communicating the action of the key to the quill; --
called also hopper.
(n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the
torch used to attract game at night; also, the light
itself. --C. Hallock.
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5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting
great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body such as
an automobile through a small distance. It consists of a
lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any
simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a
compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever,
crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a
jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
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6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.
--Shak.
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Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the
jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon
it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.
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8. (Zool.)
(a) A young pike; a pickerel.
(b) The jurel.
(c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes
paucispinus}); -- called also boccaccio, and
m['e]rou.
(d) The wall-eyed pike.
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9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding
a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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10. (Naut.)
(a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly,
usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap;
-- called also union jack. The American jack is a
small blue flag, with a star for each State.
(b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead,
to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal
shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree. --R. H.
Dana, Jr.
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11. The knave of a suit of playing cards.
12. (pl.) A game played with small (metallic, with
tetrahedrally oriented spikes) objects (the jacks(1950+),
formerly jackstones) that are tossed, caught, picked up,
and arranged on a horizontal surface in various patterns;
in the modern American game, the movements are
accompanied by tossing or bouncing a rubber ball on the
horizontal surface supporting the jacks. same as
jackstones.
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13. Money. [slang]
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14. Apple jack.
[PJC]
15. Brandy.
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Note: Jack is used adjectively in various senses. It
sometimes designates something cut short or diminished
in size; as, a jack timber; a jack rafter; a jack arch,
etc.
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Jack arch, an arch of the thickness of one brick.
Jack back (Brewing & Malt Vinegar Manuf.), a cistern which
receives the wort. See under 1st Back.
Jack block (Naut.), a block fixed in the topgallant or
royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts
and spars.
Jack boots, boots reaching above the knee; -- worn in the
17 century by soldiers; afterwards by fishermen, etc.
Jack crosstree. (Naut.) See 10, b, above.
Jack curlew (Zool.), the whimbrel.
Jack frame. (Cotton Spinning) See 4
(g), above.
Jack Frost, frost or cold weather personified as a
mischievous person.
Jack hare, a male hare. --Cowper.
Jack lamp, a lamp for still hunting and camp use. See def.
4
(n.), above.
Jack plane, a joiner's plane used for coarse work.
Jack post, one of the posts which support the crank shaft
of a deep-well-boring apparatus.
Jack pot (Poker Playing), the name given to the stakes,
contributions to which are made by each player
successively, till such a hand is turned as shall take the
"pot," which is the sum total of all the bets. See also
jackpot.
Jack rabbit (Zool.), any one of several species of large
American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The
California species (Lepus Californicus), and that of
Texas and New Mexico (Lepus callotis), have the tail
black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not
become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare
(Lepus campestris) has the upper side of the tail white,
and in winter its fur becomes nearly white.
Jack rafter (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters
used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United
States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters
resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the
pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves
in some styles of building.
Jack salmon (Zool.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.
Jack sauce, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]
Jack shaft (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a
factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or
gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same
means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.
Jack sinker (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by
the jack to depress the loop of thread between two
needles.
Jack snipe. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
Jack staff (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon
which the jack is hoisted.
Jack timber (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or
studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the
others.
Jack towel, a towel hung on a roller for common use.
Jack truss (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where
the roof has not its full section.
Jack tree. (Bot.) See 1st Jack, n.
Jack yard (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond
the gaff.
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Blue jack, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
Hydraulic jack, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or
forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic
press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply
of liquid, as oil.
Jack-at-a-pinch.
(a) One called upon to take the place of another in an
emergency.
(b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional
service for a fee.
Jack-at-all-trades, one who can turn his hand to any kind
of work.
Jack-by-the-hedge (Bot.), a plant of the genus Erysimum
(Erysimum alliaria, or Alliaria officinalis), which
grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a
taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England,
sauce-alone. --Eng. Cyc.
Jack-in-office, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.
Jack-in-the-bush (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit
(Cordia Cylindrostachya).
Jack-in-the-green, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework
of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.
Jack-of-the-buttery (Bot.), the stonecrop (Sedum acre).
Jack-of-the-clock, a figure, usually of a man, on old
clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
Jack-on-both-sides, one who is or tries to be neutral.
Jack-out-of-office, one who has been in office and is
turned out. --Shak.
Jack the Giant Killer, the hero of a well-known nursery
story.
Yellow Jack (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine
flag. See Yellow flag, under Flag.
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Lay shaft
(gcide) | Lay shaft \Lay shaft\, or Layshaft \Lay"shaft`\, n. (Mach.)
A secondary shaft, as in a sliding change gear for an
automobile; a cam shaft operated by a two-to-one gear in an
internal-combustion engine. It is generally a shaft moving
more or less independently of the other parts of a machine,
as, in some marine engines, a shaft, driven by a small
auxiliary engine, for independently operating the valves of
the main engine to insure uniform motion.
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Layshaft
(gcide) | Lay shaft \Lay shaft\, or Layshaft \Lay"shaft`\, n. (Mach.)
A secondary shaft, as in a sliding change gear for an
automobile; a cam shaft operated by a two-to-one gear in an
internal-combustion engine. It is generally a shaft moving
more or less independently of the other parts of a machine,
as, in some marine engines, a shaft, driven by a small
auxiliary engine, for independently operating the valves of
the main engine to insure uniform motion.
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Line shaft
(gcide) | Shaft \Shaft\, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D.
schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle,
haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????,
a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf.
Scape, Scepter, Shave.]
1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
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His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft,
That lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft. --Chaucer.
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A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele
[stale], the feathers, and the head. --Ascham.
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2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the
weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be
thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
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And the thunder,
Winged with red lightning and impetuous rage,
Perhaps hath spent his shafts. --Milton.
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Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been
attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox.
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3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of
an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when
cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or
stalk of a plant.
(b) (Zool.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See Illust.
of Feather.
(c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill.
(d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
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Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . .
his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his
knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
--Ex. xxv. 31.
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(e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments,
etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.
(f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow.
(g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar
between the capital and base (see Illust. of
Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof.
Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt.
(h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or
columnar monument.
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Bid time and nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to thee. --Emerson.
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(i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle.
(j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one
or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and
intended to carry one or more wheels or other
revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as,
the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of
Countershaft.
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4. (Zool.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of
the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the
male; -- called also cora humming bird.
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5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the
earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and
raising ore, for raising water, etc.
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6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air
shaft.
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7. The chamber of a blast furnace.
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Line shaft (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in
a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by
which machines are driven, commonly by means of
countershafts; -- called also line, or main line.
Shaft alley (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine
room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft.
Shaft furnace (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a
chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the
bottom.
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Paddle shaft
(gcide) | Paddle \Pad"dle\, n. [See Paddle, v. i.]
1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a
fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.
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2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made;
hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a
paddle, such as that used in table tennis.
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Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. --Deut.
xxiii. 13.
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3. One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference
of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.
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4. A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off
water; -- also called clough.
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5. (Zool.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.
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6. A paddle-shaped implement for stirring or mixing.
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7. [In this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.]
See Paddle staff (b), below. [Prov. Eng.]
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Paddle beam (Shipbuilding), one of two large timbers
supporting the spring beam and paddle box of a steam
vessel.
Paddle board. See Paddle, n., 3.
Paddle shaft, the revolving shaft which carries the paddle
wheel of a steam vessel.
Paddle staff.
(a) A staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole
catchers. [Prov. Eng.]
(b) A long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; --
called also plow staff. [Prov. Eng.]
Paddle steamer, a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels,
in distinction from a screw propeller.
Paddle wheel, the propelling wheel of a steam vessel,
having paddles (or floats) on its circumference, and
revolving in a vertical plane parallel to the vessel's
length.
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Prickshaft
(gcide) | Prickshaft \Prick"shaft`\, n.
An arrow. [Obs.]
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Rock shaft
(gcide) | Rock shaft \Rock" shaft`\ [Cf. Rock, v. i.] (Mach.)
A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of
revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it
receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the
valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker,
rocking shaft, and way shaft.
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rocking shaft
(gcide) | Rock shaft \Rock" shaft`\ [Cf. Rock, v. i.] (Mach.)
A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of
revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it
receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the
valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker,
rocking shaft, and way shaft.
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Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used
for rocking.
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Rocking shaft. (Mach.) See Rock shaft.
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Rocking shaft
(gcide) | Rock shaft \Rock" shaft`\ [Cf. Rock, v. i.] (Mach.)
A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of
revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it
receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the
valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker,
rocking shaft, and way shaft.
[1913 Webster]Rocking \Rock"ing\, a.
Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used
for rocking.
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Rocking shaft. (Mach.) See Rock shaft.
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Shaft alley
(gcide) | Shaft \Shaft\, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D.
schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle,
haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????,
a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf.
Scape, Scepter, Shave.]
1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
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His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft,
That lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft. --Chaucer.
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A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele
[stale], the feathers, and the head. --Ascham.
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2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the
weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be
thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
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And the thunder,
Winged with red lightning and impetuous rage,
Perhaps hath spent his shafts. --Milton.
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Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been
attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox.
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3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of
an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when
cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or
stalk of a plant.
(b) (Zool.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See Illust.
of Feather.
(c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill.
(d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
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Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . .
his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his
knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
--Ex. xxv. 31.
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(e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments,
etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.
(f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow.
(g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar
between the capital and base (see Illust. of
Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof.
Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt.
(h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or
columnar monument.
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Bid time and nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to thee. --Emerson.
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(i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle.
(j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one
or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and
intended to carry one or more wheels or other
revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as,
the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of
Countershaft.
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4. (Zool.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of
the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the
male; -- called also cora humming bird.
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5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the
earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and
raising ore, for raising water, etc.
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6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air
shaft.
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7. The chamber of a blast furnace.
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Line shaft (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in
a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by
which machines are driven, commonly by means of
countershafts; -- called also line, or main line.
Shaft alley (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine
room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft.
Shaft furnace (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a
chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the
bottom.
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Shaft furnace
(gcide) | Shaft \Shaft\, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D.
schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle,
haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????,
a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf.
Scape, Scepter, Shave.]
1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
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His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft,
That lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft. --Chaucer.
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A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele
[stale], the feathers, and the head. --Ascham.
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2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the
weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be
thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
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And the thunder,
Winged with red lightning and impetuous rage,
Perhaps hath spent his shafts. --Milton.
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Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been
attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox.
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3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of
an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when
cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or
stalk of a plant.
(b) (Zool.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See Illust.
of Feather.
(c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill.
(d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
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Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . .
his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his
knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
--Ex. xxv. 31.
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(e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments,
etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.
(f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow.
(g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar
between the capital and base (see Illust. of
Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof.
Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt.
(h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or
columnar monument.
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Bid time and nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to thee. --Emerson.
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(i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle.
(j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one
or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and
intended to carry one or more wheels or other
revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as,
the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of
Countershaft.
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4. (Zool.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of
the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the
male; -- called also cora humming bird.
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5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the
earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and
raising ore, for raising water, etc.
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6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air
shaft.
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7. The chamber of a blast furnace.
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Line shaft (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in
a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by
which machines are driven, commonly by means of
countershafts; -- called also line, or main line.
Shaft alley (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine
room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft.
Shaft furnace (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a
chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the
bottom.
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Shafted
(gcide) | Shafted \Shaft"ed\, a.
1. Furnished with a shaft, or with shafts; as, a shafted
arch.
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2. (Her.) Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head
and the shaft are of different tinctures.
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Shafting
(gcide) | Shafting \Shaft"ing\, n. (Mach.)
Shafts, collectivelly; a system of connected shafts for
communicating motion.
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Shaftman
(gcide) | Shaftman \Shaft"man\, Shaftment \Shaft"ment\, n. [AS.
sceaftmund.]
A measure of about six inches. [Obs.]
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Shaftment
(gcide) | Shaftman \Shaft"man\, Shaftment \Shaft"ment\, n. [AS.
sceaftmund.]
A measure of about six inches. [Obs.]
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Tunnel shaft
(gcide) | Tunnel \Tun"nel\ (t[u^]n"n[e^]l), n. [F. tonnelle a
semicircular, wagon-headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF.
also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; -- so named from its
resemblance to a tun in shape. See Ton.]
1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, and a pipe or tube
at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into
casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
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2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;
a funnel.
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And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence
The smoke forth threw. --Spenser.
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3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals,
roads, or railroads under elevated ground, for the
formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the
construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
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4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at
right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led
along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
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Tunnel head (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where
the materials are put in.
Tunnel kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as
distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat
is used.
Tunnel net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow
at the other.
Tunnel pit, Tunnel shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the
top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up
the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the
like.
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upcast shaft
(gcide) | Upcast \Up"cast`\, n.
1. (Bowling) A cast; a throw. --Shak.
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2. (Mining.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the
air passes after having circulated through the mine; --
distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit,
and upcast shaft.
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3. An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.]
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4. A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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way shaft
(gcide) | Rock shaft \Rock" shaft`\ [Cf. Rock, v. i.] (Mach.)
A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of
revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it
receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the
valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker,
rocking shaft, and way shaft.
[1913 Webster]Way shaft \Way" shaft`\
1. (Mach.) A rock shaft.
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2. (Mining) An interior shaft, usually one connecting two
levels. --Raymond.
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Way shaft
(gcide) | Rock shaft \Rock" shaft`\ [Cf. Rock, v. i.] (Mach.)
A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of
revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it
receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the
valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also rocker,
rocking shaft, and way shaft.
[1913 Webster]Way shaft \Way" shaft`\
1. (Mach.) A rock shaft.
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2. (Mining) An interior shaft, usually one connecting two
levels. --Raymond.
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Whim shaft
(gcide) | Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim
giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle,
Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another,
dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move
briskly.]
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1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary
eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a
humor; a caprice.
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Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill.
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2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse
power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from
mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin,
and whimsey.
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Whim gin (Mining), a whim. See Whim, 2.
Whim shaft (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water,
etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim.
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Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy.
Usage: Whim, Freak, Caprice. Freak denotes an
impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child
or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to
peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is
closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more
definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.
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aftershaft
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n 1: a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of
the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds |
aftershafted
(wn) | aftershafted
adj 1: having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some
feathers) |
air shaft
(wn) | air shaft
n 1: a shaft for ventilation [syn: air shaft, air well] |
butt shaft
(wn) | butt shaft
n 1: a blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target
practice |
camshaft
(wn) | camshaft
n 1: has cams attached to it |
crankshaft
(wn) | crankshaft
n 1: a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank |
driveshaft
(wn) | driveshaft
n 1: a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to
the point of application |
elevator shaft
(wn) | elevator shaft
n 1: a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an
elevator from floor to floor |
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