shaft

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a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

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equip with a shaft

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an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

his parting shot was `drop dead'

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defeat someone through trickery or deceit

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a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

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a column of light (as from a beacon)

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the main (mid) section of a long bone

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obscene terms for penis

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a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

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a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)

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(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

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a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel

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a revolving rod that transmits power or motion

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the hollow spine of a feather