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Cog :: Cog (n.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel..

Trunk :: Trunk (n.) That part of a pilaster which is between the base and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column..

Prickshaft :: Prickshaft (n.) An arrow.

Column :: Column (n.) Anything resembling, in form or position, a column in architecture; an upright body or mass; a shaft or obelisk; as, a column of air, of water, of mercury, etc.; the Column Vendome; the spinal column..

Lodge :: Lodge (n.) The space at the mouth of a level next the shaft, widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited for hoisting; -- called also platt..

Cage :: Cage (n.) The box, bucket, or inclosed platform of a lift or elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft..

Arbalist :: Arbalist (n.) A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc..

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or columnar monument..

Sill :: Sill (n.) The shaft or thill of a carriage.

Ginging :: Ginging (n.) The lining of a mine shaft with stones or bricks to prevent caving.

Pike :: Pike (n. & v.) A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is now superseded by the bayonet..

Neck :: Neck (n.) A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft..

Driving :: Driving (a.) Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft..

Coffer :: Coffer (v. t.) To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering..

Column :: Column (n.) A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and capital. See Order..

Bearing :: Bearing (n.) The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal..

Whip :: Whip (v. t.) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow..

Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air shaft.

Tilt Hammer :: Tilt hammer () A tilted hammer; a heavy hammer, used in iron works, which is lifted or tilted by projections or wipers on a revolving shaft; a trip hammer..

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