shaft
A shaft ( ahd. Scaft "debarked branch") stands for:
- Stock (weapon technology) , the grip part of various weapons
- Shank (tool) , the handle part of a tool
- the handle of prehistoric tools and weapons, see stock (prehistory and early history)
- Shaft (architecture) , the supporting part of a column
- Shaft (writing) , a straight vertical or diagonal line as part of a character
- Upper part of a shoe
- Component of a loom or a loom, see weaving machine # Structure and function of a simple weaving machine
- Cabinet (as a Swiss and South German subsidiary form of Schaff )
- Shelf (as a Swiss and South German subsidiary form of Schaff ), see shelf (piece of furniture)
- the steerer tube of the bicycle fork
Biology:
- Tree trunk, see plant habit
- Plant stem without leaves, see stem
- the hairless keel of a bird's feather, see contour feather
- Part of the penis
Others:
- Haste (epigraphy) , vertical lines in epigraphy and paleography
- Shank (band) , Japanese music project
Shaft is the family name of the following people:
- Christian Schaft (* 1991), German politician (Die Linke) and member of the state parliament
- Hannie Schaft (1920–1945), Dutch communist resistance fighter
See also:
Wiktionary: shaft - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
