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▪ I. shafting1|ˈʃɑːftɪŋ, -æ-|
[f. shaft n.2 + -ing1.]
1. A system of connected shafts for communicating motion from the prime mover to the machinery. Also, material from which to cut lengths of shafts.
1825J. Nicholson Oper. Mech. Descr. Frontisp. 16 The rotary motion which the crank has received from the engine is imparted to the shafting. 1845I. Farrell Archimedean Railway 5, I have therefore made several experiments on different lengths of shafting. 1862Catal. Internat. Exhib. II. xii. 2 The motion of the handle on deck is transmitted..by means of a series of shaftings and tooth-wheels. 1889F. Colyer Public Instit. 192 The Shafting must be 2½ inches diameter, and the pulleys of suitable sizes to the machines they have to drive. 1895Daily News 3 June 7/3 The demand for marine shafting in the city has been fairly good for nine months. 1912Times 19 Dec. 19/3 Bolts, shaftings, and miscellaneous products.
attrib.1881Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 99 Factory Labourer... Shafting Oiler. 1898Engineering Mag. XVI. 148/1 A Shafting Lathe. Describes a lathe..intended both for general lathe work and for turning shafting.
2. Shafts or ornamental columns.
1868Morn. Star 25 June, A large quantity of shafting belonging to the north piers of the chancel..had been smashed with a hammer.
3. U.S. ‘A darkening of the shaft, or quill of a feather, as in some breeds of poultry’ (Cent. Suppl.).
1896Yearbk. U.S. Departm. Agric. 462 (Cent. Suppl.), Shafting on the back will also help the black stripe in the saddles.
▪ II. ˈshafting2
[f. shaft n.3 + -ing1.]
The sinking of a shaft; also, the shafts of a mine collectively.
1872Raymond Statist. Mines & Mining 297 Aggregate of shafting over 5,000 feet. 1877Ibid. 273 About 1,000 feet of shafting and drifting well represent the amount of work done. |