"shaftlike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more shaftlike [comparative], most shaftlike [superlative]
Etymology: shaft + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shaft|like}} shaft + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} shaftlike (comparative more shaftlike, superlative most shaftlike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a shaft.
    Sense id: en-shaftlike-en-adj-ASe~123V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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