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- Dictionaryshaft·ing/ˈSHaftiNG/
noun
- 1. a system of connected shafts for transmitting motive power in a machine.
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SHAFTING definition: 1. present participle of shaft 2. to cheat or trick someone, or to treat someone unfairly: . Learn more.
May 15, 2018 · noun. shaft· ing ˈshaf-tiŋ. : shafts or material for shafts. Examples of shafting in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web This shafting of consumers fed one of the largest CEO pay packages recorded thus far in 2017. David Dayen, The New Republic, 15 May 2018.
SHAFTING meaning: 1. present participle of shaft 2. to cheat or trick someone, or to treat someone unfairly: . Learn more.
a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool or weapon: shaft of His fingers tightened around the shaft of the golf club. istanbulimage/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. a rod forming part of a machine such as an engine, that turns in order to pass power on to the machine: the drive shaft of a car.
shafting in British English. (ˈʃɑːftɪŋ) noun. 1. an assembly of rotating shafts for transmitting power. 2. the stock from which shafts are made. 3. architecture. a set of shafts.
n. 1. A system of shafts, as in a mechanical device, for transmitting motion or power. 2. Material from which shafts are made. 3. Slang An instance of harsh or unfair treatment: got a shafting when they bought that house.
a rotating or oscillating round, straight bar for transmitting motion and torque, usually supported on bearings and carrying gears, wheels, or the like, as a propeller shaft on a ship, or a drive shaft of an engine
Shafting definition: A system of shafts, as in a mechanical device, for transmitting motion or power.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun shafting. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
The meaning of SHAFT is the long handle of a spear or similar weapon. How to use shaft in a sentence.
