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shaftment
Definition of shaftment
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archaic
: the distance from the tip of the extended thumb across the breadth of the palm used as a measure equivalent to about six inches : fistmele
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Origin and Etymology of shaftment
alteration (probably influenced by -ment) of Middle English shaftmond, from Old English sceaftmund, from sceaft shaft + mund hand
shaftment
Definition of shaftment
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: the part of an arrow on which the crest and feathers are placed
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Origin and Etymology of shaftment
1shaft + -ment
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