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shaftman

shaftman noun: a man who sinks a mineshaft.

Noun

shaftman (plural shaftmen)

  1. A man who sinks a mineshaft.

Forms of shaftman

pluralshaftmen

Origin of shaftman

From shaft + -man.

Questions about shaftman

What does shaftman mean?
Shaftman means a man who sinks a mineshaft.
What part of speech is shaftman?
Shaftman is a noun.
What is the plural of shaftman?
The plural of shaftman is shaftmen.

Words near shaftman in the dictionary

  1. shaftin'
  2. shafting
  3. shaftings
  4. shaftless
  5. shaftlike
  6. shaftman
  7. shaftmen
  8. shaftment
  9. shaftments
  10. shaftmond
  11. shaftmonds

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