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shaftin'

shaftin' is the pronunciation spelling of shafting.

Meaning of shafting

Noun

shafting (countable and uncountable, plural shaftings)

  1. Shafts collectively.
    • Numerous excursions into the field proved to the author that stone axes were unsuitable for gathering shaftings of the proper diameter for arrows. Chopping resulted in long tapering ends […]1968, Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, volumes 38-40, page 232
  2. A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
  3. (slang) The act of deceiving or harming a person.

Questions about shaftin'

What is shaftin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Shaftin' is the pronunciation spelling of shafting.

Words near shaftin' in the dictionary

  1. shafthouses
  2. shaftie
  3. shaftier
  4. shafties
  5. shaftiest
  6. shaftin'
  7. shafting
  8. shaftings
  9. shaftless
  10. shaftlike
  11. shaftman

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