wooden shaft

collocation in English

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wooden
adjective
uk
/ˈwʊd.ən/us
/ˈwʊd.ən/
made ...
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shaft
noun[C]
uk
/ʃɑːft/us
/ʃæft/
a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool ...
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(Definition ofwoodenandshaftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Spinners place whorls at the end of a spindle, a slenderwoodenshaft, in order to provide momentum for the spinning process.
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For many generations, miners used a double pick mounted on awoodenshaft.
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This led to the replacement of the traditionalwoodenshaftby metal alloy shafts.
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It had awoodenshaftwith an iron or steel spearhead affixed.
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It had awoodenshaftand a spear-point at both ends.
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The characteristic groove, known as fluting, may have served to aid hafting to awoodenshaftor dart.
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They were manufactured with the maximum thickness and weight situated at the front end of thewoodenshaft.
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Discovered about 9 ft down, it consisted of two-parts, connected by the remains of awoodenshaft.
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Thewoodenshaftcan either be long for use as a walking stick or short to accompany in chanting.
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Spokeshaves can include one or more sharpened notches along which thewoodenshaftis pulled in order to shave it down to the proper diameter.
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A throwing stick can be straight like a pointedwoodenshaftor curved like the boomerang, and is much shorter than the javelin.
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Firstly, the holes may have been used as a shaft wrench to lever awoodenshaftstraight, perhaps after heating the shaft.
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The rakatak is made of several calabash gourd shells attached to a long, narrowwoodenshaftjoined to the longer main wooden handle at a 90-degree angle.
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Examinations found traces of blood and bone residues, and glue made from a plant-based resin that was used to fasten them on to awoodenshaft.
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The artefacts found there included flint chopping tools, flint flakes and the tip of a workedwoodenshaftalong with the remains of a giant elephant and hippopotamus.
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They may have unique design characteristics suited for home furnishings, such as hingedwoodenshaft-access doors rather than the typical metal sliding doors of commercial elevators.
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It consisted of awoodenshaftwith a long shank with barbed point affixed to one end, either attached by rivets or socketed into the shaft itself.
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